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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/social-security-contributions-amendment-no-2-northern-ireland-regulations-2000/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2000/346",
  "legislation_title": "The Social Security (Contributions) (Amendment No. 2) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2000",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/social-security-contributions-amendment-no-2-northern-ireland-regulations-2000",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "SOCIAL SECURITY, NORTHERN IRELAND\nMade 11th February 2000\nLaid before Parliament 14th February 2000\nComing into force 6th March 2000\nThe Treasury, with the concurrence of the Department for Social Development, in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 3(2) and (3), 121(1) and 171(3) and (10) of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits (Northern Ireland) Act 1992 and now vested in them, and of all other powers enabling them in that behalf, hereby make the following Regulations:",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "See section 3(2) of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits (Northern Ireland) Act 1992 (c. 7) as amended by paragraph 4 of Schedule 3 to the Social Security Contributions (Transfer of Functions, etc.) (Northern Ireland) Order 1999 (S.I. 1999/671) (“the Transfer Order”). 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)."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "Section 121(1) is cited because of the meaning ascribed to the word “prescribe”."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f3",
      "text": "Section 171(10) was substituted by paragraph 28(3) of Schedule 3 to the Transfer Order."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f4",
      "text": "1992 c. 7."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f5",
      "text": "See Article 4 of the Transfer Order."
    }
  ],
  "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."
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