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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/state-pension-credit-act-northern-ireland-2002/introduction",
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  "legislation": "nia/2002/14",
  "legislation_title": "State Pension Credit Act (Northern Ireland) 2002",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/state-pension-credit-act-northern-ireland-2002",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "An Act to make provision for and in connection with a new social security benefit called state pension credit; and to amend section 43(1) of the Pension Schemes (Northern Ireland) Act 1993.\n[22nd November 2002]",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C1",
      "text": "Act modified (coming into force in accordance with art. 1 of the amending Rule) by The Social Security (Iceland) (Liechtenstein) (Norway) (Citizens’ Rights Agreement) Order (Northern Ireland) 2019 (S.R. 2019/211), art. 2(2)(e); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C2",
      "text": "Act modified (coming into force in accordance with art. 1 of the amending Rule) by The Social Security (Switzerland) (Citizens’ Rights Agreement) Order (Northern Ireland) 2019 (S.R. 2019/212), art. 2(2)(e); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C3",
      "text": "Act modified (coming into force in accordance with art. 1 of the amending Rule) by The Social Security (Ireland) Order (Northern Ireland) 2019 (S.R. 2019/77), art. 2; 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C4",
      "text": "Act modified (1.1.2021) by The Social Security (Norway) Order (Northern Ireland) 2020 (S.R. 2020/357), arts. 1(2), 2, Sch."
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C5",
      "text": "Act modified (9.9.2021) by The Social Security (Switzerland) Order (Northern Ireland) 2021 (S.R. 2021/277), art. 2(2)(e), Sch."
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C6",
      "text": "Act modified (19.10.2023) by The Social Security (Iceland) (Liechtenstein) (Norway) Order (Northern Ireland) 2023 (S.R. 2023/181), arts. 1(1), 2, Sch."
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C7",
      "text": "Act modified (coming into operation in accordance with art. 1(3) of the amending Rule) by The Social Security (Gibraltar) Order (Northern Ireland) 2024 (S.R. 2024/21), art. 2(2)(e)"
    }
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  "provenance": {
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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."
}