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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/social-security-act-1998-prescribed-benefits-regulations-2006/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2006/2529",
  "legislation_title": "The Social Security Act 1998 (Prescribed Benefits) Regulations 2006",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/social-security-act-1998-prescribed-benefits-regulations-2006",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "social security\nMade 14th September 2006\nLaid before Parliament 21st September 2006\nComing into force 16th October 2006\nThe Secretary of State for Work and Pensions makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 8(3)(h), 79(1) and 84 of the Social Security Act 1998.\nIn accordance with section 173(1)(b) of the Social Security Administration Act 1992, the Secretary of State has obtained the agreement of the Social Security Advisory Committee that proposals in respect of these Regulations need not be referred to it.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1998 c.14. Section 84 is cited for the meaning there given to “prescribe”."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "1992 c.5."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2006/2529/introduction",
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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."
}