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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/social-security-widows-benefit-transitional-regulations-1987/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1987/1692",
  "legislation_title": "The Social Security (Widow's Benefit) Transitional Regulations 1987",
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  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "SOCIAL SECURITY\nMade 25th September 1987\nLaid before Parliament 1st October 1987\nComing into force 11th April 1988\nThe Secretary of State for Social Services, in exercise of the powers conferred upon him by sections 84(1) and 89(1) of the Social Security Act 1986 and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, by this instrument, which contains only provisions consequential on section 36 of the Act of 1986 and which is made before the end of a period of 12 months from the commencement of that enactment, makes the following Regulations:",
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  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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      "type": "M",
      "label": "M1",
      "text": "1986 c. 50; section 84(1) is cited because of the meaning ascribed to the word “regulations”."
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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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