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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/social-security-contributions-amendment-no-4-regulations-1988/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1988/992",
  "legislation_title": "The Social Security (Contributions) Amendment (No. 4) Regulations 1988",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/social-security-contributions-amendment-no-4-regulations-1988",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "SOCIAL SECURITY\nMade 7th June 1988\nLaid before Parliament 10th June 1988\nComing into force 1st July 1988\nThe Secretary of State for Social Services, in exercise of the powers conferred upon him by section 3(2) and (3) of, and paragraph 6(1)(h) of Schedule 1 and Schedule 20 to, the Social Security Act 1975 and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, by this instrument, which contains only provisions consequent on sections 1 and 7 of the Social Security Act 1986, and which is made before the end of a period of 12 months from their commencement, makes the following Regulations:",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1975 c. 14; paragraph 6(1)(h) of Schedule 1 was amended by the Social Security Act 1986 (c. 50), Schedule 10, paragraph 10; see definitions of “prescribe” and “regulations” in Schedule 20."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "1986 c. 50."
    }
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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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