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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/social-security-miscellaneous-amendments-regulations-1977/note",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1977/1509",
  "legislation_title": "The Social Security (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 1977",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/social-security-miscellaneous-amendments-regulations-1977",
  "path": "note",
  "kind": "note",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Explanatory note",
  "text": "These Regulations contain miscellaneous amendments to regulations made, or having effect as made, under the Social Security Act 1975.\nRegulation 2 amends provisions in the Social Security (Widow's Benefit and Retirement Pensions) Regulations 1974 relating to days of increment. Regulation 3 amends special provisions in the Social Security (Maternity Benefit) Regulations 1975 and the Social Security (Unemployments, Sickness and Invalidity Benefit) Regulations 1975 for certain persons who have been employed abroad. Regulation 4 amends the Social Security (Claims and Payments) Regulations 1975 so as to prescribe circumstances in which Category A or B retirement pension may be paid without a claim to a woman over the age of 65 on her ceasing to be entitled to widow's benefit. Regulation 5 amends the Social Security Benefit (Dependency) Regulations 1977 so as to consolidate provisions relating to increases of short term benefit payable at a reduced rate where contribution conditions are only partially satisfied and inserts a transitional provision relating to child dependency benefit for children receiving advanced education. The regulations also contain drafting amendments and revocations.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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  "outstanding_effects": [],
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1977/1509/note",
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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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