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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/social-security-work-focused-interviews-regulations-northern-ireland-2003/schedule-2/paragraph-5",
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  "legislation": "nisr/2003/274",
  "legislation_title": "The Social Security (Work-focused Interviews) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2003",
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  "number": "5",
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  "text": "In the Social Security and Child Support (Decisions and Appeals) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1999 –\n(a) in regulation 1(2)(interpretation) –\n(i) for the definition of “designated authority” there shall be substituted the following definition –\n““designated authority” means the Department or the Department for Employment and Learning;”;\n(ii) for the definition of “work-focused interview”, there shall be substituted the following definition –\n““work-focused interview” means an interview which a person is required to take part in under the Social Security (Work-focused Interviews) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2003;”;\n(iii) the definition of “the Work-focused Interviews Regulations” shall be omitted;\n(b) in regulation 3(11) (revision of decisions), for sub-paragraph (e), there shall be substituted the following sub-paragraph –\n“(e) in the case of a person who is, or would be, required to take part in a work-focused interview, an office of the Department which is designated by the Department as a Jobs and Benefits Office for the purposes of the Social Security (Work-focused Interviews) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2003.”.",
  "extent": "N.I.",
  "status": "prospective",
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
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      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "Sch. 2 para. 5 in operation at 30.6.2003, see reg. 1(1)"
    },
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      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "S.R. 1999 No. 162; relevant amending Regulations are S.R. 2001 No. 176"
    },
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      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "The definition of “designated authority” was inserted by paragraph 2(a) of Schedule 4 to S.R. 2001 No. 176"
    },
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      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f3",
      "text": "The definition of “work-focused interview” was inserted by paragraph 2(d) of Schedule 4 to S.R. 2001 No. 176"
    },
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      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f4",
      "text": "The definition of “Work-focused Interviews Regulations” was inserted by paragraph 2(d) of Schedule 4 to S.R. 2001 No. 176"
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f5",
      "text": "Sub-paragraph (e) was added by paragraph 3(b) of Schedule 4 to S.R. 2001 No. 176"
    }
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