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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/social-security-industrial-injuries-prescribed-diseases-amendment-regulations-2008/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2008/14",
  "legislation_title": "The Social Security (Industrial Injuries) (Prescribed Diseases) Amendment Regulations 2008",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/social-security-industrial-injuries-prescribed-diseases-amendment-regulations-2008",
  "path": "introduction",
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  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "social security\nMade 7th January 2008\nLaid before Parliament 14th January 2008\nComing into force 7th April 2008\nThe Secretary of State for Work and Pensions makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 108(2), 122(1) and 175(1) to (3) of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992.\nHe is satisfied of the matters referred to in section 108(2)(a) and (b) of that Act.\nIn accordance with sections 171 and 172(2) of the Social Security Administration Act 1992 he has referred proposals to make these Regulations to the Industrial Injuries Advisory Council.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1992 c.4. Section 122(1) is cited for the definition of “prescribe”. Section 175 was amended by paragraph 29 of Schedule 3 to the Social Security Contributions (Transfer of Functions, etc.) Act 1999 (c.2) and Schedule 6 to the Tax Credits Act 2002 (c.21)."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "1992 c.5."
    }
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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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