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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/social-security-act-1981/introduction",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/social-security-act-1981/introduction.json",
  "legislation": "ukpga/1981/33",
  "legislation_title": "Social Security Act 1981",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/social-security-act-1981",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "An Act to amend the law relating to social security, and the calculation of maternity pay; and to provide for the modification of the Pensions Appeal Tribunals Act 1943.\n[2nd July 1981]",
  "extent": "E+W+S",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C1",
      "text": "Power to modify conferred by Social Security Act 1986 (c. 50, SIF 113:1), s. 17(1)"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C2",
      "text": "Power to modify conferred by Social Security Act 1986 (c. 50, SIF 113:1), s. 54(1)"
    },
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "Act partly in force at Royal Assent see s.8(3); Act wholly in force at 10.8.1981."
    }
  ],
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  "provenance": {
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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."
}