{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/social-security-benefit-members-of-the-forces-regulations-1975/introduction",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/social-security-benefit-members-of-the-forces-regulations-1975/introduction.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/1975/493",
  "legislation_title": "The Social Security (Benefit) (Members of the Forces) Regulations 1975",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/social-security-benefit-members-of-the-forces-regulations-1975",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "SOCIAL SECURITY\nMade 24th March 1975\nLaid before Parliament 26th March 1975\nComing into Operation 6th April 1975\nThe Secretary of State for Social Services, in exercise of the powers conferred upon her by section 128 of the Social Security Act 1975 and section 123 of the Social Security (Northern Ireland) Act 1975 and of all other powers enabling her in that behalf, without having referred any proposals on the matter to the National Insurance Advisory Committee since it appears to her that by reason of urgency it is inexpedient to do so, hereby makes the following regulations:—",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
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      "type": "C",
      "label": "C1",
      "text": "Instrument applied (with modifications) (1.10.2010) by The Employment and Support Allowance (Transitional Provisions, Housing Benefit and Council Tax Benefit) (Existing Awards) (No. 2) Regulations 2010 (S.I. 2010/1907), reg. 16(2)(e)(iii)(3) (with reg. 3)"
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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."
}