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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/social-security-contributions-amendment-no-2-regulations-1998/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1998/680",
  "legislation_title": "The Social Security (Contributions) Amendment (No. 2) Regulations 1998",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/social-security-contributions-amendment-no-2-regulations-1998",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "SOCIAL SECURITY\nMade 11th March 1998\nLaid before Parliament 16th March 1998\nComing into force 6th April 1998\nThe Secretary of State for Social Security, in exercise of powers conferred by sections 3(2) and (3), 122(1) and 175(1) to (3) of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992 and of all other powers enabling her in that behalf, after agreement by the Social Security Advisory Committee that proposals to make regulation 2(2) of these Regulations in so far as it relates to regulation 19(1)(zb) of the Social Security (Contributions) Regulations 1979 should not be referred to it, and after reference of the remaining provisions of regulation 2 of these Regulations to that Committee, hereby makes the following Regulations:",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1992 c. 4. Section 122(1) is cited because of the meaning ascribed to the word “prescribe”."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "S.I. 1979/591; the relevant amending instruments are S.I. 1996/700 and 1997/1045."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f3",
      "text": "See the Social Security Administration Act 1992 (c. 5), section 173(1)(b)."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f4",
      "text": "Regulation 2, in so far as it relates to regulation 19(1)(zc) of the Social Security (Contributions) Regulations 1979, was referred to the Social Security Advisory Committee in accordance with section 172(1) of the Social Security Administration Act 1992."
    }
  ],
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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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