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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/social-security-miscellaneous-amendments-no4-regulations-2008/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2008/2424",
  "legislation_title": "The Social Security (Miscellaneous Amendments) (No.4) Regulations 2008",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/social-security-miscellaneous-amendments-no4-regulations-2008",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Social Security\nMade 10th September 2008\nLaid before Parliament 15th September 2008\nComing into force 6th October 2008\nThe Secretary of State for Work and Pensions makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 5(1)(a), 6(1)(a), 189(1), (4) and (5) and 191 of the Social Security Administration Act 1992, section 175(4) of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992 and sections 1(5), 17 and 19 of the State Pension Credit Act 2002.\nIn accordance with sections 172(1) and 176(1) of the Social Security Administration Act 1992, the Secretary of State has referred these Regulations to the Social Security Advisory Committee and has consulted with organisations appearing to him to be representatives of the authorities concerned.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1992 c. 5. Section 189(1) was amended by the Social Security Act 1998 (c. 14), Schedule 7, paragraph 109(a) and Schedule 8, by the Social Security Contributions (Transfer of Functions, etc.) Act 1999 (c. 2), Schedule 3, paragraph 57(1) and (2) and by the Tax Credits Act 2002 (c. 21), Schedule 6. Section 191 is cited for the meaning ascribed to the word “prescribe”."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "1992 c. 4. Section 175 is applied to the provisions of the State Pension Credit Act 2002 (c. 16) by virtue of section 19 of that Act."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f3",
      "text": "2002 c. 16. Section 17(1) is an interpretation provision which defines “regulations”."
    }
  ],
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2008/2424/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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