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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/social-security-contracting-out-and-qualifying-earnings-factor-regulations-1996/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1996/2477",
  "legislation_title": "The Social Security (Contracting-out and Qualifying Earnings Factor) Regulations 1996",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/social-security-contracting-out-and-qualifying-earnings-factor-regulations-1996",
  "path": "introduction",
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  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "PENSIONS\nMade 26th September 1996\nLaid before Parliament 3rd October 1996\nComing into force 6th April 1997\nThe Secretary of State for Social Security in exercise of the powers conferred upon him by sections 48A(5) and 182(2) and (3) of the Pension Schemes Act 1993 and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, by this instrument, which contains regulations which are made before the end of the period of 6 months beginning with the coming into force of section 48A of that Act hereby makes the following Regulations:",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
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      "type": "M",
      "label": "M1",
      "text": "1993 c. 48. Section 48A is inserted by section 140(1) of the Pensions Act 1995 (c. 26)."
    },
    {
      "type": "M",
      "label": "M2",
      "text": "See section 185(6) of the Pension Schemes Act 1993 and section 173(5)(b) of the Social Security Administration Act 1992 (c. 5.) under which the requirement to consult does not apply to regulations made by virtue of, or consequential upon, a specified enactment and which are made within 6 months of the coming into force of that enactment."
    }
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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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