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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/social-security-miscellaneous-amendments-no2-regulations-1997/introduction",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/social-security-miscellaneous-amendments-no2-regulations-1997/introduction.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/1997/793",
  "legislation_title": "The Social Security (Miscellaneous Amendments) (No.2) Regulations 1997",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/social-security-miscellaneous-amendments-no2-regulations-1997",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "SOCIAL SECURITY\nMade 12th March 1997\nLaid before Parliament 14th March 1997\nComing into force in accordance with regulation 1(1)\nThe Secretary of State for Social Security, in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 5(1)(a) to (c) and (h), 7(1), 27(1), 47(7), 61(1), 62(1), 189(1) and (3) to (6) and 191 of the Social Security Administration Act 1992, sections 35(3)(b), 65(5), 76(2), 122(1) and 175(1) to (3) of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992, and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, after reference to the Social Security Advisory Committee, hereby makes the following Regulations:",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1992 c. 5; sections 5 and 61 were amended by the Jobseekers Act 1995 (c. 18), Schedule 2, paragraphs 39 and 45. Section 191 is an interpretation provision and is cited for the definition of “prescribe”."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "1992 c. 4; section 122(1) is an interpretation provision and is cited for the definition of “prescribe”."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f3",
      "text": "See section 172(1) of the Social Security Administration Act 1992."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1997/793/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."
}