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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/social-security-incapacity-benefit-work-focused-interviews-amendment-regulations-2009/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2009/1541",
  "legislation_title": "The Social Security (Incapacity Benefit Work-focused Interviews) (Amendment) Regulations 2009",
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  "path": "introduction",
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  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Social Security\nMade 19th June 2009\nLaid before Parliament 25th June 2009\nComing into force 26th October 2009\nThe Secretary of State for Work and Pensions makes the following Regulations, in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 2A(1), (3) to (5) and (8), 189(4), (5) and (7A) and 191 of the Social Security Administration Act 1992.\nThe Social Security Advisory Committee has agreed that the proposals in respect of these Regulations should not be referred to it.",
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      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1992 c. 5. Section 2A was inserted by section 57 of the Welfare Reform and Pensions Act 1999 (c. 30). Section 189(4) and (5) was amended by paragraph 109(c)-(e) of Schedule 7 and Schedule 8 to the Social Security Act 1998 (c. 14). Section 189(7A) was inserted by paragraph 82 of Schedule 12 to the Welfare Reform and Pensions Act 1999. Section 191 is cited because of the meaning there given to the word “prescribe”, and that definition of “prescribe” was amended by paragraph 10 of Schedule 5 to the Welfare Reform Act 2007 (c. 5.)."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "See sections 172(1) and 173(1)(b) of the Social Security Administration Act 1992."
    }
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  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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