{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/social-security-earnings-factor-amendment-regulations-1988/introduction",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/social-security-earnings-factor-amendment-regulations-1988/introduction.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/1988/429",
  "legislation_title": "The Social Security (Earnings Factor) Amendment Regulations 1988",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/social-security-earnings-factor-amendment-regulations-1988",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "SOCIAL SECURITY\nMade 7th March 1988\nLaid before Parliament 14th March 1988\nComing into force 4th April 1988\nThe Secretary of State for Social Services, in exercise of powers conferred on him by sections 13(5) and 5(A) and 168(1) of, and Schedule 20 to, the Social Security Act 1975, sections 6(5A) and 35(3) of the Social Security Pensions Act 1975, section 32(6) of the Social Security Act 1985 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 sections 84(1) and 89(1) of, and provisions consequential upon sections 42 and 75 of and Schedule 8 to, the Social Security Act 1986 and which is made before the end of a period of 12 months from their commencement, makes the following Regulations:—",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1975 c. 14; section 13(5) was amended by the Social Security Act 1986 (c. 50), section 75, Schedule 8, paragraph 2(4); section 13(5A) was inserted by the Social Security Act 1985 (c. 53), section 29(1), Schedule 5, paragraph 6(b). See the definition of“regulations” in Schedule 20 to the Social Security Act 1975. Section 168(1) applies, by virtue of section 66(2) of the Social Security Pensions Act 1975 (c. 60), to the exercise of certain powers conferred by that Act."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "1975 c. 60; section 6(5A) was inserted by the Social Security Act 1985, section 29(1), Schedule 5, paragraph 16(b)."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f3",
      "text": "1985 c. 53."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f4",
      "text": "1986 c. 50; see the definition of“regulations” in section 84(1)."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1988/429/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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