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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/social-security-graduated-retirement-benefit-regulations-2005/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2005/454",
  "legislation_title": "The Social Security (Graduated Retirement Benefit) Regulations 2005",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/social-security-graduated-retirement-benefit-regulations-2005",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "SOCIAL SECURITY\nMade 3rd March 2005\nLaid before Parliament 10th March 2005\nComing into force 6th April 2005\nThe Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, in exercise of the powers conferred upon him by sections 62(1)(a) and (c) and 175(3) and (4) of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992 , and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, after agreement by the Social Security Advisory Committee that proposals in respect of regulations 3 and 4, and paragraphs 2, 3, 7, 13, 14 and 18 of Schedule 1 in so far as they apply to regulation 4, should not be referred to it , the remainder of this Instrument containing only regulations made under provisions introduced by section 297 of, and Schedule 11 to, the Pensions Act 2004 and being made before the end of the period of 6 months beginning with the coming into force of those provisions , hereby makes the following Regulations:",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "M",
      "label": "M1",
      "text": "1992 c. 4. Section 62(1) was amended by section 131(1) of, and paragraph 7 of Schedule 4 to, the Pensions Act 1995 (c. 26) and by section 297 of, and paragraph 17 of Schedule 11 to, the Pensions Act 2004 (c. 35)."
    },
    {
      "type": "M",
      "label": "M2",
      "text": "See sections 170 and 173(1)(b) of the Social Security Administration Act 1992 (c. 5)."
    },
    {
      "type": "M",
      "label": "M3",
      "text": "2004 c. 35."
    },
    {
      "type": "M",
      "label": "M4",
      "text": "See section 173(5)(a) of the Social Security Administration Act 1992."
    }
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  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2005/454/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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