{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/social-security-graduated-retirement-benefit-amendment-regulations-1991/introduction",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/social-security-graduated-retirement-benefit-amendment-regulations-1991/introduction.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/1991/2707",
  "legislation_title": "The Social Security (Graduated Retirement Benefit) Amendment Regulations 1991",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/social-security-graduated-retirement-benefit-amendment-regulations-1991",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "SOCIAL SECURITY\nMade 3rd December 1991\nLaid before Parliament 3rd December 1991\nComing into force 24th December 1991\nThe Secretary of State for Social Security, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 166(1)to (3) of, and Schedule 20 to, the Social Security Act 1975 and section 24(1)(a) of the Social Security Pensions Act 1975 and all other powers enabling him in that behalf, and after agreement by the Social Security Advisory Committee that proposals to make these Regulations should not be referred to it, hereby makes the following Regulations:",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1975 c. 14. Section 166(1) to (3)in specified exceptions, the Social Security Pensions Act 1975 shall have effect as if its provisions were contained in the Social Security Act 1975. Schedule 20 is cited for the definition of certain specified exceptions, the Social Security Pensions Act 1975 shall have effect as if its provisions were contained in the Social Security Act 1975. Schedule 20 is cited for the definition of regulations"
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "1975 c. 60. Section 24(1)(a) was amended by paragraph 92 of Schedule 10 to the Social Security Act 1986 (c. 50)."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f3",
      "text": "See the Social Security Act 1986, section 61(1)(b)and (10). The Social Security Act 1989 (c. 24), Schedule 8, paragraph 12(4), added a definition of “regulations” to section 61(10) of the Social Security Act 1986."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1991/2707/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."
}