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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/social-security-benefit-members-of-the-forces-amendment-regulations-2012/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2012/1656",
  "legislation_title": "The Social Security (Benefit) (Members of the Forces) (Amendment) Regulations 2012",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/social-security-benefit-members-of-the-forces-amendment-regulations-2012",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Social Security\nMade 25th June 2012\nLaid before Parliament 27th June 2012\nComing into force 30th July 2012\nThe Treasury makes the following Regulations, with the concurrence of the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 116(2) and 175(3) and (4) of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992 and sections 116(2) and 171(3) and (4) of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits (Northern Ireland) Act 1992.\nThe Secretary of State for Work and Pensions also makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 35(1), 36(2) and 40 of the Jobseekers Act 1995.\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 should not be referred to it.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1992 c. 4. Section 116(2) was amended by paragraph 22 of Schedule 3 and paragraph 5 of Schedule 7 to the Social Security Contributions (Transfer of Functions, etc.) Act 1999 (c. 2) (“the 1999 Act”), paragraph 28 of Schedule 2 to the Jobseekers Act 1995 (c. 18) and paragraph 67 of Schedule 7 to the Social Security Act 1998 (c. 12). Section 175(4) was amended by paragraph 29 of Schedule 3 to the 1999 Act."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "1992 c. 7. Section 116(2) was amended by S.I. 1995/2705 (N.I. 15), S.R. 1996/401, S.I. 1998/1506 (N.I. 10), S.R. 1999/149, S.R. 1999/310, S.R. 1999/428, S.R. 1999/472 and S.I. 1999/671."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f3",
      "text": "1995 c. 18. Section 35(1) is an interpretation provision and is cited for the meaning it gives to the word “regulations”."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f4",
      "text": "1992 c. 5."
    }
  ],
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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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