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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/social-security-reciprocal-agreements-order-2001/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2001/407",
  "legislation_title": "The Social Security (Reciprocal Agreements) Order 2001",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/social-security-reciprocal-agreements-order-2001",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "SOCIAL SECURITY\nMade 14th February 2001\nComing into force 9th April 2001\nAt the Court at Buckingham Palace, the 14th day of February 2001\nPresent,\nThe Queen’s Most Excellent Majesty in Council\nWhereas the Orders in Council specified in Schedule 2 to this Order modified or adapted certain enactments so as to give effect to the agreements set out in the Schedules to those Orders:\nAnd Whereas Her Majesty’s Government in consequence of changes in the law of Great Britain have proposed to each of the parties with whom the United Kingdom has made such an agreement alterations to the agreement:\nAnd Whereas by virtue of section 179(1)(b) and (2) of the Social Security Administration Act 1992 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 by Order in Council make provision for modifying or adapting the Social Security Administration Act 1992 and the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992 in their application to cases affected by the proposed alterations:\nNow, therefore, Her Majesty, in pursuance of the said section 179(1)(b) and (2) and of all other powers enabling Her in that behalf, is pleased, by and with the advice of Her Privy Council, to order, and it is hereby ordered, as follows—",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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      "label": "M1",
      "text": "1992 c. 5. Section 179 was amended by section 41(4) of, and Schedule 2 paragraph 70 to, the Jobseekers Act 1995 (c. 18)."
    },
    {
      "type": "M",
      "label": "M2",
      "text": "1992 c. 4."
    }
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2001/407/introduction",
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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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