{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/social-security-act-1979/section-1",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/social-security-act-1979/section-1.json",
  "legislation": "ukpga/1979/18",
  "legislation_title": "Social Security Act 1979",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/social-security-act-1979",
  "path": "section/1",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "1",
  "heading": "Interpretation.",
  "text": "In this Act—\n“the principal Act” means the Social Security Act 1975;\n“the Pensions Act” means the Social Security Pensions Act 1975;\n“the Act of 1976” means the Supplementary Benefits Act 1976;\n“the Act of 1977” means the Social Security (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1977.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "M",
      "label": "M1",
      "text": "1975 c. 14."
    },
    {
      "type": "M",
      "label": "M2",
      "text": "1975 c. 60."
    },
    {
      "type": "M",
      "label": "M3",
      "text": "1976 c. 71."
    },
    {
      "type": "M",
      "label": "M4",
      "text": "1977 c. 5."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1979/18/section/1",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T10:18:22.163871+00:00"
  },
  "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."
}