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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/social-security-categorisation-of-earners-amendment-northern-ireland-regulations-2003/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2003/733",
  "legislation_title": "The Social Security (Categorisation of Earners) Amendment (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2003",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/social-security-categorisation-of-earners-amendment-northern-ireland-regulations-2003",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "SOCIAL SECURITY, NORTHERN IRELAND\nMade 14th March 2003\nLaid before Parliament 14th March 2003\nComing into force 6th April 2003\nThe Treasury, in exercise of the powers conferred upon them by sections 2(2)(b) and (2A) and 7(2) and (3) of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits (Northern Ireland) Act 1992, with the concurrence of the Department for Social Development insofar as required, hereby make the following Regulations:",
  "extent": null,
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    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1992 c. 7. Section 2(2A) was substituted by paragraph 10 of Schedule 11 to the Welfare Reform and Pensions Act 1999 (c. 30). Section 7 was amended, and subsection (3) added, by paragraph 8 of Schedule 3 to the Social Security Contributions (Transfer of Functions, etc.) (Northern Ireland) Order 1999 (S.I. 1999/671)."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "The functions of the Department of Health and Social Services for Northern Ireland under the Social Security Contributions and Benefits (Northern Ireland) Act 1992 were transferred to the Department for Social Development by Article 8(b) of, and Part II of Schedule 6 to, the Departments (Transfer and Assignment of Functions) Order (Northern Ireland) 1999 (S. R. 1999 No. 481)."
    }
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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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