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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/social-security-contributions-amendment-no-2-regulations-1996/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1996/663",
  "legislation_title": "The Social Security (Contributions) Amendment (No. 2) Regulations 1996",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/social-security-contributions-amendment-no-2-regulations-1996",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "SOCIAL SECURITY\nMade 7th March 1996\nLaid before Parliament 14th March 1996\nComing into force 6th April 1996\nThe Secretary of State for Social Security, in exercise of powers conferred by sections 5, 116(2)(a) and 175(1) to (3) of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992 and sections 116(2)(a) and 171(3) and (10) of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits (Northern Ireland) Act 1992 and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, and after agreement by the Social Security Advisory Committee that the proposal to make regulation 2(3) of these Regulations shall not be referred to it, hereby makes the following Regulations:",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1992 c. 4."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "1992 c. 7."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f3",
      "text": "See the Social Security Administration Act 1992 (c. 5), section 173(1)(b)."
    }
  ],
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1996/663/introduction",
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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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