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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/social-security-incapacity-for-work-general-regulations-northern-ireland-1995/introduction",
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  "legislation": "nisr/1995/41",
  "legislation_title": "The Social Security (Incapacity for Work) (General) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1995",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/social-security-incapacity-for-work-general-regulations-northern-ireland-1995",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "SOCIAL SECURITY\nMade 17th February 1995\nComing into operation 13th April 1995\nThe Department of Health and Social Services for Northern Ireland, in exercise of the powers conferred on it by sections 167A, 167B, 167C, 167D and 167E of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits (Northern Ireland) Act 1992 and section 59A of the Social Security Administration (Northern Ireland) Act 1992 and of all other powers enabling it in that behalf, by this statutory rule which contains only regulations made consequential upon Articles 7 and 8 of the Social Security (Incapacity for Work) (Northern Ireland) Order 1994 and which is made before the end of a period of 6 months from the commencement of those provisions, hereby makes the following regulations:",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1992 c. 7; sections 167A to 167C are inserted by Article 7 of the Social Security (Incapacity for Work) (Northern Ireland) Order 1994 (S.I. 1994/1898 (N.I. 12)); sections 167D and 167E are inserted by Article 8(1) of that Order"
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "1992 c. 8; section 59A is inserted by Article 8(2) of the Social Security (Incapacity for Work) (Northern Ireland) Order 1994"
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f3",
      "text": "S.I. 1994/1898 (N.I. 12)"
    }
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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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