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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/social-security-paternity-and-adoption-amendment-regulations-2002/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2002/2689",
  "legislation_title": "The Social Security (Paternity and Adoption) Amendment Regulations 2002",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/social-security-paternity-and-adoption-amendment-regulations-2002",
  "path": "introduction",
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  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "SOCIAL SECURITY\nMade 29th October 2002\nLaid before Parliament 1st November 2002\nComing into force in accordance with regulation 1(1)\nThe Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, in exercise of the powers conferred upon him by sections 123(1)(a), (d) and (e), 124(1)(e), 136(3) and (5)(b), 137(1) and (2)(d) and 175(1), (3) and (4) of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992 and sections 1(2C), 12(1) and (4)(b), 35(1), 36(2) and (4) of, and paragraph 1 of Schedule 1 to, the Jobseekers Act 1995 and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, after consultation in respect of provisions in these Regulations relating to housing benefit and council tax benefit with organisations appearing to him to be representative of the authorities concerned and after agreement by the Social Security Advisory Committee that proposals in respect of these Regulations should not be referred to it, hereby makes the following Regulations:",
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      "text": "1992 c. 4; section 123(1)(e) was substituted by the Local Government Finance Act 1992 (c.14), Schedule 9, paragraph 1(1); section 137(1) is an interpretation provision and is cited because of the meaning ascribed to the word “prescribed”."
    },
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      "text": "1995 c. 18; section 35(1) is an interpretation provision and is cited because of the meaning ascribed to the words “prescribed” and “regulations”."
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      "label": "M3",
      "text": "See section 176(1) of the Social Security Administration Act 1992 c. 5."
    },
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      "label": "M4",
      "text": "See sections 170 and 173(1)(b) of the Social Security Administration Act 1992; paragraph 67 of Schedule 2 to the Jobseekers Act 1995 added that Act to the list of “relevant enactments” in respect of which regulations must normally be referred to the Committee."
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  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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