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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/social-security-maternity-allowance-regulations-1987/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1987/416",
  "legislation_title": "The Social Security (Maternity Allowance) Regulations 1987",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/social-security-maternity-allowance-regulations-1987",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "SOCIAL SECURITY\nMade 12th March 1987\nLaid before Parliament 16th March 1987\nComing into force 6th April 1987\nThe Secretary of State for Social Services, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 22(3) of, and Schedule 20 to, the Social Security Act 1975 and sections 84(1) and 89(1) of the Social Security Act 1986 , and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, by this instrument, which is made before the end of the period of 12 months from the commencement of the enactments under which it is made, makes the following Regulations:—",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
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      "label": "M1",
      "text": "1975 c. 14; section 22(3) was substituted by section 49(2) of and Part II of Schedule 4 to the Social Security Act 1986 (c. 50); Schedule 20 is cited because of the meaning ascribed to the words “prescribed” and “regulations”."
    },
    {
      "type": "M",
      "label": "M2",
      "text": "1986 c. 50; section 84(1) is cited because of the meaning ascribed to the word “regulations”."
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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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