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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/social-fund-recovery-by-deductions-from-benefits-regulations-1988/introduction",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/social-fund-recovery-by-deductions-from-benefits-regulations-1988/introduction.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/1988/35",
  "legislation_title": "The Social Fund (Recovery by Deductions from Benefits) Regulations 1988",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/social-fund-recovery-by-deductions-from-benefits-regulations-1988",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "SOCIAL SECURITY\nMade 14th January 1988\nLaid before Parliament 18th January 1988\nComing into force 11th April 1988\nThe Secretary of State for Social Services, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by sections 33(6) and 84(1) of the Social Security Act 1986 , and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, by this instrument which is made before the end of a period of 12 months from the commencement of the enactments under which it is made, makes the following Regulations:",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "M",
      "label": "M1",
      "text": "1986 c. 50; section 84(1) is cited because of the meaning ascribed to the words “prescribed” and “regulations”."
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C1",
      "text": "Regulations applied (with modifications) (1.10.2010) by Employment and Support Allowance (Transitional Provisions, Housing Benefit and Council Tax Benefit) (Existing Awards) (No.2) Regulations 2010 (S.I. 2010/1907), regs. 1(2), 16(2)(e)(iii), 16(3) (with reg. 3)"
    }
  ],
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  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1988/35/introduction",
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  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}