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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/social-security-benefits-up-rating-regulations-1991/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1991/545",
  "legislation_title": "The Social Security Benefits Up-rating Regulations 1991",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/social-security-benefits-up-rating-regulations-1991",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "SOCIAL SECURITY\nMade 7th March 1991\nLaid before Parliament 14th March 1991\nComing into force 8th April 1991\nThe Secretary of State for Social Security, in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 17(1)(a), 49(b), 58(3) and 131 of, and Schedule 20 to, the Social Security Act 1975 and section 64(2) of the Social Security Act 1986, and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, by this instrument, which contains only provisions in consequence of an order under section 63 of the Act of 1986, hereby makes the following Regulations:",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1975 c. 14; section 58ceased to have effect on 6th April 1987 except in relation to certain beneficiaries – see section 39 of and paragraph 4 of Schedule 3 to the Social Security Act 1986 (c. 50), and S.I. 1987/354, article 2 and Schedule 1. Schedule 20 is cited because of the meanings ascribed to the words “Prescribe” and “Regulations”."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "1986 c. 50."
    }
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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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