{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/social-security-medical-evidence-regulations-1976/introduction",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/social-security-medical-evidence-regulations-1976/introduction.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/1976/615",
  "legislation_title": "The Social Security (Medical Evidence) Regulations 1976",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/social-security-medical-evidence-regulations-1976",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "SOCIAL SECURITY\nMade 21st April 1976\nLaid before Parliament 30th April 1976\nComing into Operation 4th October 1976\nThe Secretary of State for Social Services, in exercise of powers conferred upon him by section 115(1) of, and Schedule 13 to, the Social Security Act 1975 and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, after reference to the National Insurance Advisory Committee, hereby makes the following regulations:—",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C1",
      "text": "Instrument applied (with modifications) (1.10.2010) by The Employment and Support Allowance (Transitional Provisions, Housing Benefit and Council Tax Benefit) (Existing Awards) (No. 2) Regulations 2010 (S.I. 2010/1907), reg. 16(2)(e)(iii)(3) (with reg. 3)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1976/615/introduction",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T20:26:13.682837+00:00"
  },
  "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."
}