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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/state-pension-credit-2002-act-commencement-no-4-and-appointed-day-order-northern-ireland-2003/note",
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  "legislation": "nisr/2003/373",
  "legislation_title": "The State Pension Credit (2002 Act) (Commencement No. 4) and Appointed Day Order (Northern Ireland) 2003",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/state-pension-credit-2002-act-commencement-no-4-and-appointed-day-order-northern-ireland-2003",
  "path": "note",
  "kind": "note",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Explanatory note",
  "text": "(This note is not part of the Order.)\nThis Order brings into operation on 6th October 2003 those provisions of the State Pension Credit Act (Northern Ireland) 2002 (“the Act”) which are not already in operation and appoints that day as “the appointed day” for the purposes of section 13 of the Act (transitional provisions).\nThis Order does not impose a charge on business.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
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    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2003/373/note",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T02:01:38.253318+00:00"
  },
  "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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