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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/social-security-incapacity-for-work-act-1994-commencement-order-1994/note",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1994/2926",
  "legislation_title": "The Social Security (Incapacity for Work) Act 1994 (Commencement) Order 1994",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/social-security-incapacity-for-work-act-1994-commencement-order-1994",
  "path": "note",
  "kind": "note",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Explanatory note",
  "text": "(This note is not part of the Order)\nThis Order brings into force the provisions of the Social Security (Incapacity for Work) Act 1994. The commencement dates are—\n(a) 18th November 1994 for the purposes of—\n(i) enabling regulations to be made; and\n(ii) up–rating the rate of incapacity benefit and statutory sick pay;\n(b) 6th April 1995 for the purposes of the rate of statutory sick pay; and\n(c) 13th April 1995 for all remaining purposes.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
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  "provenance": {
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1994/2926/note",
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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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