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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/social-security-contributions-amendment-regulations-1997/introduction",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/social-security-contributions-amendment-regulations-1997/introduction.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/1997/545",
  "legislation_title": "The Social Security (Contributions) Amendment Regulations 1997",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/social-security-contributions-amendment-regulations-1997",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "SOCIAL SECURITY\nMade 24th February 1997\nComing into force 6th April 1997\nWhereas a draft of the following Regulations was laid before Parliament in accordance with the provisions of section 176(1) of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992 and approved by resolution of each House of Parliament:\nNow, therefore, the Secretary of State for Social Security in exercise of powers conferred by sections 117(1) and 175(1) to (3) of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992 and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, and after agreement by the Social Security Advisory Committee that proposals to make these Regulations should 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": "See the Social Security Administration Act 1992 (c. 5), section 173 (1) (b)."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1997/545/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."
}