{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/social-security-canada-order-1995/introduction",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/social-security-canada-order-1995/introduction.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/1995/2699",
  "legislation_title": "The Social Security (Canada) Order 1995",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/social-security-canada-order-1995",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "SOCIAL SECURITY\nMade 18th October 1995\nComing into force 1st December 1995\nAt the Court at Buckingham Palace, the 18th day of October 1995\nPresent,\nThe Queen’s Most Excellent Majesty in Council\nWhereas on 11th and 18th October 1994 letters were exchanged between the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the Government of Canada providing for arrangements concerning social security agreed in former exchanges of letters to be consolidated into a single document, with modifications where necessary to take account of changes in legislation, which arrangements (hereinafter referred to as “the consolidated arrangements\") are set out in a schedule to the exchange of letters of 11th and 18th October 1994 in Schedule 1 to this Order:\nAnd Whereas by that exchange of letters it is provided that the consolidated arrangements shall enter into force on a date to be specified in Notes exchanged between the two Governments through the Diplomatic Channel, notifying each other that all matters as are necessary to give effect to the consolidated arrangements have been finalised:\nAnd Whereas at Ottawa on 29th September 1995 Notes were exchanged on behalf of the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the Government of Canada (which Notes are set out in Schedule 2 to this Order) specifying that the consolidated arrangements shall enter into force on 1st December 1995:\nAnd Whereas by section 179(1)(a) and (2) of the Social Security Administration Act 1992 it is provided that Her Majesty may by Order in Council make provision for modifying or adapting that Act and the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992 and regulations made or having effect thereunder in their application to cases affected by agreements with the Governments of countries outside the United Kingdom providing for reciprocity in matters specified in the said section:\nNow, therefore, Her Majesty, in pursuance of section 179(1)(a) and (2) of the Social Security Administration Act 1992 and of all other powers enabling Her in that behalf, is pleased, by and with the advice of Her Privy Council, to order, and it is hereby ordered, as follows:—",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "M",
      "label": "M1",
      "text": "See Cm 2859."
    },
    {
      "type": "M",
      "label": "M2",
      "text": "1992 c.5."
    },
    {
      "type": "M",
      "label": "M3",
      "text": "1992 c.4."
    },
    {
      "type": "M",
      "label": "M4",
      "text": "See section 179(5) of the Social Security Administration Act 1992."
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C1",
      "text": "Order modified (9.4.2001) by The Social Security (Reciprocal Agreements) Order 2001 (S.I. 2001/407), art. 2, Sch. 1, Sch. 2"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C2",
      "text": "Order modified (7.10.1996) by The Social Security (Reciprocal Agreements) Order 1996 (S.I. 1996/1928), art. 2, Sch. 1, Sch. 2"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
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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."
}