{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/social-security-reciprocal-agreements-order-1982/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1982/1528",
  "legislation_title": "The Social Security (Reciprocal Agreements) Order 1982",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/social-security-reciprocal-agreements-order-1982",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "SOCIAL SECURITY\nMade 27th October 1982\nComing into Operation 27th October 1982\nAt the Court of Saint James, the 27th day of October 1982\nPresent,\nThe Counsellors of State in Council\nWhereas Her Majesty, in pursuance of the Regency Acts 1937 to 1953, was pleased, by Letters Patent dated the 30th day of September 1982, to delegate to the six Counsellors of State therein named or any two or more of them full power and authority during the period of Her Majesty's absence from the United Kingdom to summon and hold on Her Majesty's behalf Her Privy Council and to signify thereat Her Majesty's approval for anything for which Her Majesty's approval in Council is required:\nAnd Whereas the Orders in Council specified in column (1) of Schedule 2 to this Order modified certain enactments so as to give effect to the agreements set out in the Schedules to those Orders:\nAnd Whereas the Orders specified in column (2) of the said Schedule 2 were modified by the Social Security (Reciprocal Agreements) Order 1976 and the Social Security (Reciprocal Agreements) Order 1979:\nAnd Whereas Her Majesty's Government have proposed to each of the parties with whom the United Kingdom has made a relevant agreement set out in a Schedule to the Orders in Council mentioned in the said Schedule 2 to enter into agreements with them for altering the existing agreements in consequence of changes in the legislation of the United Kingdom but without otherwise altering the effect of the existing agreements:\nAnd Whereas by virtue of section 143(1) of the Social Security Act 1975 it is provided that for the purpose of giving effect to any such agreement as it would be if it were so altered in accordance with such proposals, Her Majesty may be Order in Council make provision for modifying or adapting the Social Security Act 1975 in its application to cases affected by the proposed alterations:\nNow, therefore, Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother and Her Royal Highness The Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon, being authorised thereto by the said Letters Patent, and in pursuance of the powers conferred by the said section 143(1) and all other powers enabling Her Majesty, and by and with the advice of Her Majesty's Privy Council, do on Her Majesty's behalf order, and it is hereby ordered, as follows:-",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
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      "label": "f1",
      "text": ", amended by section 20(1) of the Social Security (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1977 (c. 5), and section 6(1) of the Social Security Act 1981 (c. 33)."
    }
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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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