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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/social-security-contributions-transfer-of-functions-etc-northern-ireland-order-1999/article-8",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1999/671",
  "legislation_title": "The Social Security Contributions (Transfer of Functions, etc. ) (Northern Ireland) Order 1999",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/social-security-contributions-transfer-of-functions-etc-northern-ireland-order-1999",
  "path": "article/8",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "8",
  "heading": "Regulations with respect to decisions",
  "text": "(1) Subject to the provisions of this Part and of the Administration Act, provision may be made by the Board by regulations as to the making by their officer of any decision under or in connection with the Contributions and Benefits Act, the Administration Act or the Jobseekers Order which falls to be made by such an officer.\n(2) Where it appears to an officer of the Board that a matter before him involves a question of fact requiring special expertise, he may direct that in dealing with that matter he shall have the assistance of one or more experts.\n(3) In paragraph (2) above “expert” means a person appearing to the officer of the Board to have knowledge or experience which would be relevant in determining the question of fact requiring special expertise.",
  "extent": "N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "Art. 8 not in force at made date, see art. 1"
    },
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I2",
      "text": "Art. 8 in force at 26.3.1999 for specified purposes by S.R. 1999/149, art. 2(b), Sch. 1 (with arts. 3-6)"
    },
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I3",
      "text": "Art. 8 in force at 1.4.1999 in so far as not already in force by S.R. 1999/149, art. 2(c), Sch. 2 (with arts. 3-6)"
    }
  ],
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  "provenance": {
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1999/671/article/8",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T10:57:35.171528+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."
}