{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/social-security-benefits-up-rating-order-northern-ireland-2016/introduction",
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  "legislation": "nisr/2016/92",
  "legislation_title": "The Social Security Benefits Up-rating Order (Northern Ireland) 2016",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/social-security-benefits-up-rating-order-northern-ireland-2016",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Social Security\nApproved by resolution of the Assembly on 20th June 2016Made 2nd March 2016\nComing into operation in accordance with Article 1\nThis Order is made in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 132A and 165(1), (4) and (5) of the Social Security Administration (Northern Ireland) Act 1992 and now vested in the Department for Social Development.\nThe Secretary of State has made an Order under sections 150A and 189(1), (4) and (5) of the Social Security Administration Act 1992.\nAccordingly, the Department for Social Development makes the following Order.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1992 c. 8; section 132A was inserted by section 5(1) of the Pensions Act (Northern Ireland) 2008 (c. 1 (N.I.)) and section 165(1) was amended by paragraph 49(2) of Schedule 3 to the Social Security Contributions (Transfer of Functions, etc.) (Northern Ireland) Order 1999 (S.I. 1999/671) and section 18(5) of the National Insurance Contributions Act 2014 (c. 7)"
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "See Article 8(b) of S.R. 1999 No. 481"
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f3",
      "text": "S.I. 2016/230"
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f4",
      "text": "1992 c. 5"
    }
  ],
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2016/92/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."
}