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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/social-security-miscellaneous-amendments-no-3-regulations-northern-ireland-2007/regulation-4",
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  "legislation": "nisr/2007/332",
  "legislation_title": "The Social Security (Miscellaneous Amendments No. 3) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2007",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/social-security-miscellaneous-amendments-no-3-regulations-northern-ireland-2007",
  "path": "regulation/4",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "4",
  "heading": "Amendment of the Social Security and Child Support (Decisions and Appeals) Regulations",
  "text": "(1) The Social Security and Child Support (Decisions and Appeals) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1999 are amended in accordance with paragraphs (2) and (3).\n(2) In regulation 12 (decisions of the Department relating to industrial injuries benefit)—\n(a) in paragraph (2) for “medical practitioner” substitute “health care professional approved by the Department”; and\n(b) in paragraph (3)(b)—\n(i) for “medical practitioner”, in the first place it occurs, substitute “health care professional”, and\n(ii) for “medical practitioner”, in the second place it occurs substitute “health care professional approved by the Department”.\n(3) In regulation 19(1) (suspension and termination for failure to submit to medical examination) for “medical practitioner” substitute “health care professional approved by the Department”.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "S.R. 1999 No. 162"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2007/332/regulation/4",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T01:39:57.895219+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."
}