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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/social-security-act-1998-commencement-no-6-order-1999/article-2",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1999/1055",
  "legislation_title": "The Social Security Act 1998 (Commencement No. 6) Order 1999",
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  "path": "article/2",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "2",
  "heading": "Appointed day",
  "text": "5th April 1999 is the appointed day for the coming into force of–\n(a) sections 70 and 71;\n(b) sub-paragraphs (3) and (4) of paragraph 72 of Schedule 7 and section 86(1) in so far as it relates to them; and\n(c) section 86(2) and Schedule 8 in so far as they repeal sections 139(3) and 140(4)(e) of the Contributions and Benefits Act.",
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  "version": "current",
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1999/1055/article/2",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T10:51:31.538792+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."
}