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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/social-security-industrial-injuries-dependency-payments-regulations-1988/introduction",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/social-security-industrial-injuries-dependency-payments-regulations-1988/introduction.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/1988/544",
  "legislation_title": "The Social Security (Industrial Injuries) (Dependency Payments) Regulations 1988",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/social-security-industrial-injuries-dependency-payments-regulations-1988",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "SOCIAL SECURITY\nMade 18th March 1988\nLaid before Parliament 21st March 1988\nComing into force 11th April 1988\nThe Secretary of State for Social Services, in exercise of the powers conferred upon him by sections 83(1), 84(1) and 89(1) of, and paragraph 12 of Schedule 3 to, the Social Security Act 1986, and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, by this instrument, which contains only provisions consequential upon paragraph 12 of Schedule 3 to the Act of 1986 and regulations made under that enactment and which is made before the end of the period of 12 months from the commencement of that enactment, makes the following Regulations:",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1986 c. 50; section 83(1) provides for section 166(1) to (3A) of the Social Security Act 1975 (c. 14) (extent of powers) to apply to regulation-making powers conferred by the Social Security Act 1986 and section 84(1) is cited because of the meaning ascribed to the words “prescribed” and “regulations”."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1988/544/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."
}