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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/social-security-housing-costs-special-arrangements-amendment-and-modification-regulations-2008/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2008/3195",
  "legislation_title": "The Social Security (Housing Costs Special Arrangements) (Amendment and Modification) Regulations 2008",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/social-security-housing-costs-special-arrangements-amendment-and-modification-regulations-2008",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Social Security\nMade 15th December 2008\nLaid before Parliament 15th December 2008\nComing into force in accordance with regulation 1(2) and (3)\nThe Secretary of State for Work and Pensions makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 123(1)(a), 135(1), 137(1) and 175(1) and (3) and (4) of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992 , sections 4(5), 35(1) and 36(2) and (4) of the Jobseekers Act 1995 , sections 2(3)(b), 17(1) and 19(1) of the State Pension Credit Act 2002 , and sections 4(2)(a) and (3), 24(1) and 25(2), (3) and (5) of the Welfare Reform Act 2007 .\nIt appears to the Secretary of State that by reason of the urgency of the matter, it is inexpedient to refer proposals in respect of these Regulations to the Social Security Advisory Committee .",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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      "text": "1992 c 4. Section 137(1) is an interpretation provision and is cited because of the meaning given to the word “prescribed”. Paragraph 2(d) was substituted by the Jobseekers Act 1995 (c. 18), section 41(4), Schedule 2, paragraph 35(3). Section 175(1) and (4) was amended by paragraph 29 of Schedule 3 to the Social Security Contributions (Transfer of Functions, etc.) Act 1999 (c. 2)."
    },
    {
      "type": "M",
      "label": "M2",
      "text": "1995 c. 18. Section 35(1) is an interpretation provision and is cited because of the meaning given to the words “prescribed” and “regulations”."
    },
    {
      "type": "M",
      "label": "M3",
      "text": "2002 c. 16. Section 17(1) is an interpretation provision and is cited because of the meaning given to the words “prescribed” and “regulations”."
    },
    {
      "type": "M",
      "label": "M4",
      "text": "2007 c. 5. Section 24(1) is cited for the meaning of “prescribed” and “regulations”."
    },
    {
      "type": "M",
      "label": "M5",
      "text": "See section 173(1)(a) of the Social Security Administration Act 1992 (c. 5)."
    }
  ],
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  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2008/3195/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."
}