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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/social-security-coronavirus-further-measures-amendment-regulations-2020/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2020/397",
  "legislation_title": "The Social Security (Coronavirus) (Further Measures) Amendment Regulations 2020",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/social-security-coronavirus-further-measures-amendment-regulations-2020",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Social Security\nMade at 1.45 p.m. on 3rd April 2020\nLaid before Parliament at 3.00 p.m. on 3rd April 2020\nComing into force 6th April 2020\nThe Secretary of State makes the following Regulations in exercise of powers conferred by section 122(1) and (6) of the Housing Act 1996 and sections 9(2) and 42(1) to (3) of the Welfare Reform Act 2012.\nIn accordance with section 173(1)(a) of the Social Security Administration Act 1992, it appears to the Secretary of State that by reason of the urgency of this matter it is inexpedient to refer the proposals in respect of these Regulations to the Social Security Advisory Committee.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1996 c. 52. Section 122(1) was amended by paragraph 36 of Schedule 2 to the Welfare Reform Act 2012 (c. 5). There are other amendments but none of them is relevant."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "2012 c. 5."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f3",
      "text": "1992 c. 5."
    }
  ],
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2020/397/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."
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