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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/social-security-miscellaneous-amendments-no-4-regulations-northern-ireland-1998/introduction",
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  "legislation": "nisr/1998/182",
  "legislation_title": "The Social Security (Miscellaneous Amendments No. 4) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1998",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/social-security-miscellaneous-amendments-no-4-regulations-northern-ireland-1998",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "HOUSING; RATES; SOCIAL SECURITY\nMade 13th May 1998\nComing into operation 1st June 1998\nThe Department of Health and Social Services for Northern Ireland, in exercise of the powers conferred on it by Articles 14(1), (2) and (4)(b) and (d), 21(10)(c) and 36(1) and (2) of, and paragraphs 4 and 10 of Schedule 1 to, the Jobseekers (Northern Ireland) Order 1995, sections 122(1), 131(1), 132(3) and (4)(b), and 171(1), (3) and (4) of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits (Northern Ireland) Act 1992 and sections 5(1)(j), 165(1) and (4) of the Social Security Administration (Northern Ireland) Act 1992, and of all other powers enabling it in that behalf, with the consent of the Department of the Environment for Northern Ireland in so far as regulation 5(1), (2)(a), (3), (4)(b), (5), (6)(a), (7), (8)(b), (9), (10)(b), (11) and (12)(b) is concerned, and after agreement by the Social Security Advisory Committee that proposals in respect of that Regulation should not be referred to it, hereby makes the following Regulations:",
  "extent": "N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "S.I. 1995/2705 (N.I. 15)"
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "1992 c. 7"
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f3",
      "text": "1992 c. 8"
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f4",
      "text": "See section 171(6A) of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits (Northern Ireland) Act 1992 as inserted by Article 3(3) of the Social Security (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Order 1993 (S.I. 1993/1579 (N.I. 8))"
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f5",
      "text": "See section 150(1)(b)of the Social Security Administration (Northern Ireland) Act 1992 (c. 8)"
    }
  ],
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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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