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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/social-security-miscellaneous-amendments-regulations-2011/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2011/674",
  "legislation_title": "The Social Security (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2011",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/social-security-miscellaneous-amendments-regulations-2011",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Social Security\nMade 5th March 2011\nLaid before Parliament 10th March 2011\nComing into force in accordance with regulation 1(2) to (4)\nThe Secretary of State for Work and Pensions makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by—\nsections 30E(1), 123(1)(a), (d) and (e), 135(1), 136(3) and (5)(b), 137(1), 171A(2), 171D(2) and 175(1), (3) and (4) of, and paragraph 2(3) of Schedule 7 to, the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992,\nsections 2A(1), (6) and (8), 5(1)(p), 15A(2)(a), 189(1),(4) and (5) and 191 of the Social Security Administration Act 1992,\nsections 4(5), 12(1), 35(1) and 36(2) and (4) of, and paragraph 3 of Schedule 1 to, the Jobseekers Act 1995,\nsections 10(6), 79(4) and (6) and 84 of the Social Security Act 1998, and\nsections 3(2)(d), 4(2), 17(1) and (3)(b), 24(1) and 25(2) and (5) of, and paragraphs 1, 4, 9 and 10 of Schedule 2 to, the Welfare Reform Act 2007.\nIn accordance with section 173(1)(b) of the Social Security Administration Act 1992, the Secretary of State has obtained the agreement of the Social Security Advisory Committee and the Industrial Injuries Advisory Council that proposals in respect of these Regulations should not be referred to them.\nIn respect of the provisions in these Regulations relating to housing benefit and council tax benefit, the Secretary of State has consulted with organisations appearing to the Secretary of State to be representative of the authorities concerned.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1992 c. 4. Section 30E was inserted by section 3(1) of the Social Security (Incapacity for Work) Act 1994 (c. 18). Section 123(1)(e) was substituted by paragraph 1(1) of Schedule 9 to the Local Government Finance Act 1992 (c. 14). Section 137(1) is an interpretation provision and is cited because of the meaning given to the word “prescribed”. Section 175(1) was amended by paragraph 29 of Schedule 3 to the Social Security Contributions (Transfer of Functions, etc.) Act 1999 (c. 2)."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "1992 c. 5. Section 2A was inserted by the Welfare Reform and Pensions Act 1999 (c. 30), section 57. Section 15A was inserted by paragraph 1 of the Schedule to the Social Security (Mortgage Interest Payments) Act 1992 (c. 33). Section 15A(4) is an interpretation provision and is cited because of the meaning given to the phrase “relevant benefits” and this definition was amended by paragraph 40 of Schedule 2 to the Jobseekers Act 1995, paragraphs 8 and 9 of Schedule 2 to the State Pension Credit Act 2002 (c.16) and paragraph 10 of Schedule 3 to the Welfare Reform Act 2007 (c. 5). Sections 189(1) and (4) were amended by paragraph 109 of Schedule 7 and by Schedule 8 to the Social Security Act 1998 (c. 14). Section 189(1) was also amended by paragraphs 57(1) and (2) of Schedule 3 to the Social Security (Transfer of Functions, etc.) Act 1999 and Schedule 6 to the Tax Credits Act 2002 (c. 21). Section 191 is an interpretation provision and is cited because of the meaning given to the word “prescribe”."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f3",
      "text": "1995 c. 18. Section 35(1) is an interpretation provision and is cited because of the meaning given to the words “prescribed” and “regulations”."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f4",
      "text": "1998 c. 14. Section 84 is cited because of the meaning given to the word “prescribed”."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f5",
      "text": "2007 c. 5. Section 24(1) is an interpretation provision and is cited because of the meaning given to the words “prescribed” and “regulations”."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f6",
      "text": "See section 176(1) of the Social Security Administration Act 1992."
    }
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  "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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