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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/social-security-act-1988-commencement-no-1-order-1988/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1988/520",
  "legislation_title": "The Social Security Act 1988 (Commencement No. 1) Order 1988",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/social-security-act-1988-commencement-no-1-order-1988",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "FOOD\nNATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE, ENGLAND AND WALES\nNATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE, SCOTLAND\nSOCIAL SECURITY\nMade 16th March 1988\nThe Secretary of State for Social Services, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by section 18(3) of the Social Security Act 1988 and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, hereby makes the following Order:",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1988 c. 7."
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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."
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