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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/social-security-overlapping-benefits-regulations-1979/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1979/597",
  "legislation_title": "The Social Security (Overlapping Benefits) Regulations 1979",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/social-security-overlapping-benefits-regulations-1979",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "SOCIAL SECURITY\nMade 29th May 1979\nLaid before Parliament 6th June 1979\nComing into Operation 29th June 1979\nThe Secretary of State for Social Services, in exercise of powers conferred by sections 83(1) and 85 of the Social Security Act 1975 and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf hereby makes the following regulations which only consolidate the regulations herein revoked and which accordingly by virtue of paragraph 20 of Schedule 15 to the Social Security Act 1975, are not subject to the requirement of section 139(1) of that Act for prior reference to the National Insurance Advisory Committee:—",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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      "text": "Instrument modified (2.4.1999) by The New Deal (25 plus) (Miscellaneous Provisions) Order 1999 (S.I. 1999/779), arts. 1(1), 2(1)(c), (2), Sch."
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      "text": "Instrument applied (5.10.2009) by The Flexible New Deal (Miscellaneous Provisions) Order 2009 (S.I. 2009/1562), reg. 2(1)(c), Sch."
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      "text": "Instrument applied (with modifications) (1.10.2010) by The Employment and Support Allowance (Transitional Provisions, Housing Benefit and Council Tax Benefit) (Existing Awards) (No. 2) Regulations 2010 (S.I. 2010/1907), reg. 16(2)(e)(iii)(3) (with reg. 3)"
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