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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/social-security-miscellaneous-amendments-no-4-regulations-northern-ireland-2006/introduction",
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  "legislation": "nisr/2006/359",
  "legislation_title": "The Social Security (Miscellaneous Amendments No. 4) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2006",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/social-security-miscellaneous-amendments-no-4-regulations-northern-ireland-2006",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "housing; rates; social security\nMade 7th September 2006\nComing into operation in accordance with regulation 1\nThe Department for Social Development makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 30A(2A), 30C(4), 30E(1), 47(6), 64(1), 68(4), 71(6), 86A(1), 122(1)(a) and (d), 123(1)(e), 129(4), 131(1), 132(3) and (4)(b) and (c), 132A(3), 133(2)(h), 167D and 171(1) and (3) to (5) of, and paragraph 2(3) of Schedule 7 to, the Social Security Contributions and Benefits (Northern Ireland) Act 1992, sections 5(1)(m) and 165(1), (4) and (5) of the Social Security Administration (Northern Ireland) Act 1992, Article 6 of the Social Security (Incapacity for Work) (Northern Ireland) Order 1994 and Articles 6(5), 8(4), 9(2)(a) and (4), 14(2) and (4)(b) and (c) and 36(2) of, and paragraphs 1(2)(b), 8, 8A(1), 12 and 16(1) of Schedule 1 to, the Jobseekers (Northern Ireland) Order 1995, and now vested in it, paragraphs 4(5) and 20(1) and (3) of Schedule 7 to the Child Support, Pensions and Social Security Act (Northern Ireland) 2000 and sections 1(5)(a), 2(3)(b), 7(4), 15(6)(a) and (b), 17(2)(a) and 19(1) to (3) of the State Pension Credit Act (Northern Ireland) 2002.\nRegulation 6 is made with the consent of the Department of Finance and Personnel.\nThe Social Security Advisory Committee has agreed that proposals in respect of regulation 6 should not be referred to it.",
  "extent": "N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1992 c. 7; sections 30A, 30C, 30E, 86A and 167D were inserted respectively by Articles 3(1), 5(1), 4(4) and 8(1) of the Social Security (Incapacity for Work) (Northern Ireland) Order 1994 (S.I. 1994/1898 (N.I. 12)); section 30A was amended by Article 61 of the Welfare Reform and Pensions (Northern Ireland) Order 1999 (S.I. 1999/3147 (N.I. 11)); section 68 was repealed by Part IV of Schedule 10 to the Welfare Reform and Pensions (Northern Ireland) Order 1999 but continues to have effect for existing beneficiaries by virtue of Article 4 of S.R. 2000 No. 332 (C. 14); section 123(1)(e) was inserted by paragraph 13(5) of Schedule 2 to the Jobseekers (Northern Ireland) Order 1995 (S.I. 1995/2705 (N.I. 15)); section 132A was inserted by section 14 of, and paragraph 3 of Schedule 2 to, the State Pension Credit Act (Northern Ireland) 2002 (c. 14 (N.I.)) and section 171(1) was amended by paragraph 5 of Schedule 4 to the Tax Credits Act 2002 (c. 21)"
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "1992 c. 8; section 165(1) was amended by paragraph 49(2) of Schedule 3 to the Social Security Contributions (Transfer of Functions, etc.) (Northern Ireland) Order 1999 (S.I. 1999/671)"
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f3",
      "text": "S.I. 1994/1898 (N.I. 12))"
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f4",
      "text": "S.I. 1995/2705 (N.I. 15); Article 36(2) was amended by paragraph 55 of Schedule 3 to the Social Security Contributions (Transfer of Functions, etc.) (Northern Ireland) Order 1999 and paragraph 8A of Schedule 1 was inserted by paragraph 16(2) of Schedule 7 to the Welfare Reform and Pensions (Northern Ireland) Order 1999"
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f5",
      "text": "See Article 8(b) of S.R. 1999 No. 481"
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f6",
      "text": "2000 c. 4 (N.I.)"
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f7",
      "text": "2002 c. 14 (N.I.)"
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f8",
      "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)); see also Article 6(b) of S.R. 1999 No. 481"
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f9",
      "text": "See section 150(1)(b) of the Social Security Administration (Northern Ireland) Act 1992"
    }
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2006/359/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."
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