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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/social-security-act-1998-commencement-no4-order-1999/note",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1999/526",
  "legislation_title": "The Social Security Act 1998 (Commencement No.4) Order 1999",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/social-security-act-1998-commencement-no4-order-1999",
  "path": "note",
  "kind": "note",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Explanatory note",
  "text": "(This note is not part of the Order)\nThis Order provides for the coming into force on 4th March 1999 of powers under sections 54, 56(2), 57, 60, 61 and 63 of the Social Security Act 1998 (c. 14) (“the Act”) enabling Regulations and schemes to be made relating to national insurance contributions.\nIt further provides for those sections, in so far as not brought into force on 4th March 1999, and following the provisions of the Act to come into force on 6th April 1999—\nsections 56(1), 62 and 64;\nsection 86(1) in so far as it relates to paragraphs 12 to 14, 85, 86(1), (2)(b), (3)(b) and (5), 87, 99(2) and 100(2) of Schedule 7;\nsection 86(2) in so far as it relates to certain repeals consequential upon the coming into force of the above provisions.\nAll the provisions brought into force by this Order relate to national insurance contributions.\nThis Order does not impose a charge on business.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1999/526/note",
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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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