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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/social-security-benefits-up-rating-regulations-2002/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2002/684",
  "legislation_title": "The Social Security Benefits Up-rating Regulations 2002",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/social-security-benefits-up-rating-regulations-2002",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "SOCIAL SECURITY\nMade 13th March 2002\nLaid before Parliament 18th March 2002\nComing into force 8th April 2002\nThe Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 30E(1), 90, 113(1), 122(1), 171D, 171G(2), 175(1) to (4) of, and paragraph 2(3) of Schedule 7 to, the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992 and sections 155(3), 189(1), (3) and (4) and 191 of the Social Security Administration Act 1992 and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, by this instrument, which contains only provisions in consequence of an order under section 150 of the Social Security Administrations Act 1992, makes the following Regulations:",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1992 c. 4. Section 90 has been amended by section 70 of, and paragraph 26 of Schedule 8 to, the Welfare Reform and Pensions Act 1999 (c. 30). Section 171D was inserted by section 6(1) of the Social Security (Incapacity for Work) Act 1994 (c. 18) Section 175(1) and (4) was amended, and section 175(1A) inserted, by section 2 of, and paragraph 29 of Schedule 3 to, the Social Security Contributions (Transfer of Functions, etc.) Act 1999 (c. 2). Section 122(1) is cited for the meaning assigned to the word “prescribe”. Section 171G(2) is cited for the meaning assigned to the word “prescribed”."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "1992 c. 5. Section 189(1) has been amended by section 2 of, and by paragraph 57(2) of Schedule 3 to, the Social Security Contributions (Transfer of Functions, etc.) Act 1999 (c. 2). Section 189(1) and (4) has been amended by section 86 of, and by paragraph 109 of Schedule 7 to, the Social Security Act 1988 (c. 14). Section 191 is cited for the meaning assigned to the word “prescribe”."
    }
  ],
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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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