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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/social-security-credits-amendment-regulations-1987/introduction",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/social-security-credits-amendment-regulations-1987/introduction.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/1987/414",
  "legislation_title": "The Social Security (Credits) Amendment Regulations 1987",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/social-security-credits-amendment-regulations-1987",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "SOCIAL SECURITY\nMade 12th March 1987\nLaid before Parliament 16th March 1987\nComing into force 6th April 1987\nThe Secretary of State for Social Services in exercise of the powers conferred upon him by sections 13(4) and 168 of, and Schedule 20 to, the Social Security Act 1975 and sections 84(1) and 89(1) of the Social Security Act 1986 and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, by this instrument, which contains only regulations made under the section of the Social Security Act 1986 specified above and regulations consequent on paragraph 2(3) of Schedule 8 to the Social Security Act 1986, and which is made before the end of a period of 12 months from their commencement, hereby makes the following Regulations:—",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1975 c. 14; section 13(4) was amended by the Social Security (No. 2) Act 1980 (c. 39), section 7(6) and the Schedule, and by the Social Security Act 1986 (c. 50), section 75 and Schedule 8 paragraph 2(3);seedefinitions of“prescribe”and“regulations”in Schedule 20."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "1986 c. 50;seedefinition of“regulations”in section 84(1)."
    }
  ],
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1987/414/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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