{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/social-security-benefits-up-rating-order-1994/article-2",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1994/542",
  "legislation_title": "The Social Security Benefits Up-rating Order 1994",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/social-security-benefits-up-rating-order-1994",
  "path": "article/2",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "2",
  "heading": "Interpretation",
  "text": "In this Order, unless the context otherwise requires—\n“the Administration Act” means the Social Security Administration Act 1992;\n“the Contributions and Benefits Act” means the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992;\n“the Council Tax Benefit Regulations” means the Council Tax Benefit (General) Regulations 1992;\n“the Disability Working Allowance Regulations” means the Disability Working Allowance (General) Regulations 1991;\n“the Family Credit Regulations” means the Family Credit (General) Regulations 1987;\n“the Housing Benefit Regulations” means the Housing Benefit (General) Regulations 1987;\n“the Income Support Regulations” means the Income Support (General) Regulations 1987; and\n“the Pension Schemes Act” means the Pension Schemes Act 1993.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1992 c. 5."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "1992 c. 4."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f3",
      "text": "S.I.1992/1814, the relevant amending instruments are 1993/349 and 1993/688."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f4",
      "text": "S.I.1991/2887, the relevant amending instrument is 1993/349."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f5",
      "text": "S.I.1987/1973, the relevant amending instruments are S.I.1988/660, 1992/2155 and 1993/349."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f6",
      "text": "S.I.1987/1971, the relevant amending instruments are S.I.1988/1444, 1989/416 and 1017, 1990/546 and 1775, 1991/1599, 1992/1326 and 1993/349."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f7",
      "text": "S.I.1987/1967, the relevant amending instruments are S.I.1988/663, 910, 999, 1228 and 1445, 1989/534, 1034 and 1678, 1990/547, 1776 and 2324, 1992/1326 and 1993/349."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f8",
      "text": "1993 c. 48."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1994/542/article/2",
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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."
}