{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/social-security-contributions-republic-of-india-order-2026/introduction",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/social-security-contributions-republic-of-india-order-2026/introduction.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/2026/274",
  "legislation_title": "The Social Security (Contributions) (Republic of India) Order 2026",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/social-security-contributions-republic-of-india-order-2026",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Social Security\nMade 10th March 2026\nComing into force in accordance with article 1\nAt the Court at Buckingham Palace, the 10th day of March 2026\nPresent,\nThe King’s Most Excellent Majesty in Council\nThis Order is made under the powers in section 179(1)(a) and (2) of the Social Security Administration Act 1992, which provide that, for the purpose of giving effect to agreements made with the governments of countries outside the United Kingdom providing for reciprocity in specified matters, His Majesty may by Order in Council make provision for modifying and adapting specified legislation in its application to cases affected by such agreements.\nAt New Delhi on 10th February 2026 an Agreement on Social Security relating to Social Security Contributions between the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the Government of the Republic of India (“the Agreement”) was signed on behalf of those Governments. This Agreement provides for reciprocal arrangements between the Governments in relation to the coordination of social security contributions.\nArticle 26 of the Agreement provides that the Agreement shall enter into force on the day after the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the Government of the Republic of India have exchanged written notifications that they have complied with all statutory and constitutional requirements for the entry into force of this Agreement.\nIn order to give effect to the Agreement, therefore, His Majesty, in exercise of the powers conferred on Him by section 179(1)(a) and (2) of the Social Security Administration Act 1992 and of all other powers enabling Him to do so, is pleased, by and with the advice of His Privy Council, to order as follows:",
  "extent": "E+W+S",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1992 c. 5. Section 179 has been relevantly amended by paragraph 2(2) and (3) of Schedule 6 to the Social Security Contributions (Transfer of Functions, etc.) (Northern Ireland) Order 1999 (S.I. 1999/671)."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "2026 CP 1513."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f3",
      "text": "The date on which the Agreement enters into force will be published on the relevant page on UK Treaties Online which can be found at https://www.gov.uk/guidance/uk-treaties."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2026/274/introduction",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-28T21:04:25.394461+00:00"
  },
  "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."
}