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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/social-security-maternity-allowance-earnings-regulations-2000/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2000/688",
  "legislation_title": "The Social Security (Maternity Allowance) (Earnings) Regulations 2000",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/social-security-maternity-allowance-earnings-regulations-2000",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "SOCIAL SECURITY\nMade 9th March 2000\nLaid before Parliament 10th March 2000\nComing into force 2nd April 2000\nThe Secretary of State for Social Security, in exercise of powers conferred by sections 35A(4), (5) and (6)(c), 122(1) and 175(1) to (4) of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992 and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf by this instrument, which is made before the end of the period of 6 months beginning with the coming into force of the enactments under which it is made, hereby makes the following Regulations:",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "M",
      "label": "M1",
      "text": "1992 c. 4. Section 35A was inserted by section 53(3) of the Welfare Reform and Pensions Act 1999 (c. 30); section 122(1) is cited because of the meaning ascribed to the word “prescribe\"; section 175 was amended by paragraph 29 of Schedule 3 to the Social Security Contributions (Transfer of Functions, etc.) Act 1999 (c. 2)."
    },
    {
      "type": "M",
      "label": "M2",
      "text": "See section 173(5) of the Social Security Administration Act 1992 (c. 5)."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2000/688/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."
}