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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/social-security-benefit-persons-abroad-regulations-northern-ireland-1978/introduction",
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  "legislation": "nisr/1978/114",
  "legislation_title": "The Social Security Benefit (Persons Abroad) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1978",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/social-security-benefit-persons-abroad-regulations-northern-ireland-1978",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "SOCIAL SECURITY\nMade 25th April 1978\nComing into operation 12th June 1978\nThe Department of Health and Social Services for Northern Ireland, in exercise of the powers conferred on it by sections 21(3), 30(3), 32(5), 82(5), 114(1) and 126 of the Social Security (Northern Ireland) Act 1975) and section 2 of, and paragraph 3 of Schedule 3 to, the Social Security (Consequential Provisions) Act 1975, and of all other powers enabling it in that behalf, hereby makes the following regulations :",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1975 c. 15"
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "1975 c. 18"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/1978/114/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."
}