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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/social-security-contributions-amendment-no-4-regulations-2026/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2026/684",
  "legislation_title": "The Social Security (Contributions) (Amendment No. 4) Regulations 2026",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/social-security-contributions-amendment-no-4-regulations-2026",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "SOCIAL SECURITY\nMade 24th June 2026\nLaid before Parliament 25th June 2026\nComing into force 20th July 2026\nThe Treasury make these Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 3(2) and (3) of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992 and sections 3(2) and (3) of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits (Northern Ireland) Act 1992 and now exercisable by them.\nThe Secretary of State and the Department for Communities concur in the making of these Regulations.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1992 c. 4. Section 3(2) was amended by paragraph 3 of Schedule 3 to the Social Security Contributions (Transfer of Functions, etc.) Act 1999 (c. 2), so that the power to make regulations became exercisable by the Treasury with the concurrence of the Secretary of State."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "1992 c. 7 (“the 1992 N.I. Act”). Section 3(2) was amended by paragraph 4 of Schedule 3 to S.I. 1999/671 so that the power to make regulations became exercisable by the Treasury with the concurrence of the Department which is defined in section 170 of the 1992 N.I. Act as the Department of Health and Social Services for Northern Ireland. Section 3(2) was also amended by Part 6 of Schedule 12 to S.I. 2015/2006. The functions of the Department of Health and Social Services for Northern Ireland under the 1992 N.I. Act were transferred to the Department for Social Development by article 8(b) of, and Part 2 of Schedule 6 to, S.R. 1999 No. 481. The Department for Social Development was renamed the Department for Communities by section 1(7) of the Departments Act (Northern Ireland) 2016 (c. 5 (N.I.))."
    }
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2026/684/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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