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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/social-security-contributions-amendment-regulations-2003/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2003/193",
  "legislation_title": "The Social Security (Contributions) (Amendment) Regulations 2003",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/social-security-contributions-amendment-regulations-2003",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "SOCIAL SECURITY\nMade 4th February 2003\nLaid before Parliament 4th February 2003\nComing into force 6th April 2003\nThe Treasury, in exercise of the powers conferred upon them by sections 3(2), 5, 14(1) and (5), 17, 19(1), (2) and (5A) and 175(3) of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992, with the concurrence of the Secretary of State insofar as required, and in exercise of the powers conferred upon them by sections 3(2), 5, 14(1) and (5), 17, 19(1), (2) and (5A) and 171(3) of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits (Northern Ireland) Act 1992, with the concurrence of the Department for Social Development insofar as required, and the Commissioners of Inland Revenue, in exercise of the powers conferred upon them by paragraphs 3 and 6(1) of Schedule 1 to each of those Acts, hereby make the following Regulations:",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1992 c. 4 (“the Benefits Act”). Section 3(2) was amended by paragraph 3 of Schedule 3 to the Social Security Contributions (Transfer of Functions, etc.) Act 1999 (c. 2) (“the Transfer Act”). Section 5 was substituted by paragraph 1 of Schedule 9 to the Welfare Reform and Pensions Act 1999 (c. 30) (“the Welfare Reform Act”). Section 14 was amended by paragraph 59 of Schedule 7 to the Social Security Act 1998 (c. 14) (“the 1998 Act”) and paragraph 15 of Schedule 3 to the Transfer Act. Section 17 was amended by paragraph 6 of Schedule 1, paragraph 17 of Schedule 3, and Part 1 of Schedule 10 to the Transfer Act and paragraph 4 of Schedule 1, and Schedule 2 to the National Insurance Contributions Act 2002 (c. 19) (“the Contributions Act”). Section 19(1) was amended by paragraph 5(2) of Schedule 1 to the Contributions Act, and subsection (5A) was inserted by paragraph 19 of Schedule 3 to the Transfer Act."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "1992 c. 7 (“the Northern Ireland Benefits Act”). Section 3(2) was amended by paragraph 4 of Schedule 3 to the Social Security Contributions (Transfer of Functions, etc.) (Northern Ireland) Order 1999 (S.I. 1999/671) (“the Transfer Order”). Section 5 was substituted by paragraph 1 of Schedule 10 to the Welfare Reform Act. Section 14 was amended by paragraph 41 of Schedule 6 to the Social Security (Northern Ireland) Order 1998 (S.I. 1998/1506 (N.I. 10)) (“the 1998 Order”) and paragraph 16 of Schedule 3 to the Transfer Order. Section 17 was amended by paragraph 7 of Schedule 1, paragraph 17 of Schedule 3 and Part 1 of Schedule 9 to the Transfer Order and paragraph 23 of Schedule 1, and Schedule 2, to the Contributions Act. Section 19(1) was amended by paragraph 24(2) of Schedule 1 to the Contributions Act and subsection (5A) was inserted by paragraph 19 of Schedule 3 to the Transfer Order. The functions of the Department of Health and Social Services for Northern Ireland under the Northern Ireland Benefits Act were transferred to the Department for Social Development by Article 8(b) of, and Part II of Schedule 6 to, the Departments (Transfer and Assignment of Functions) Order (Northern Ireland) 1999 (S.R. 1999 No. 481)."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f3",
      "text": "Paragraph 3 of Schedule 1 to the Benefits Act was amended by paragraph 77(5) of Schedule 7 to the 1998 Act, paragraph 33 of Schedule 3 to the Transfer Act, Part 8 of Schedule 9 to the Child Support, Pensions and Social Security Act 2000 (c. 19) (“the 2000 Act”) and paragraph 13(3) of Schedule 1 to the Contributions Act. Paragraph 6(1) of Schedule 1 to the Benefits Act was amended by paragraph 77(8) of Schedule 7 to the 1998 Act and paragraph 35 of Schedule 3 to the Transfer Act. Paragraph 3 of Schedule 1 to the Northern Ireland Benefits Act was amended by paragraph 58(5) of Schedule 6 to the 1998 Order, paragraph 32 of Schedule 3 to the Transfer Order, and Part 8 of Schedule 9 to the 2000 Act and paragraph 32(3) of Schedule 1 to the Contributions Act. Paragraph 6(1) of Schedule 1 to the Northern Ireland Benefits Act was amended by paragraph 58(8) of Schedule 6 to the 1998 Order and paragraph 34 of Schedule 3 to the Transfer Order."
    }
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