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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/social-security-contributions-intermediaries-northern-ireland-amendment-regulations-2002/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2002/705",
  "legislation_title": "The Social Security Contributions (Intermediaries) (Northern Ireland) (Amendment) Regulations 2002",
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  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "SOCIAL SECURITY, NORTHERN IRELAND\nMade 14th March 2002\nLaid before Parliament 15th March 2002\nComing into force 6th April 2002\nThe Treasury, with the concurrence of the Department for Social Development, in exercise of the powers conferred on them by sections 4A, 121(1) and 171(3), (4) and (10) of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits (Northern Ireland) Act 1992, and of all other powers enabling them in that behalf, hereby make the following Regulations:",
  "extent": null,
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  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "The functions of the Department of Health and Social Services for Northern Ireland under the Social Security Contributions and Benefits (Northern Ireland) Act 1992 (c. 7) 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": "f2",
      "text": "1992 c. 7. Section 4A was inserted by section 76 of the Welfare Reform and Pensions Act 1999 (c. 30). Section 121(1) is cited because of the definition it contains of the word “prescribe”. Section 171 (10) was substituted by paragraph 28(3) of Schedule 3 to the Social Security Contributions (Transfer of Functions etc.) (Northern Ireland) Order 1999 (S.I. 1999/671)."
    }
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  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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