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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/state-pension-credit-amendment-northern-ireland-regulations-2003/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2003/2175",
  "legislation_title": "The State Pension Credit (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2003",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/state-pension-credit-amendment-northern-ireland-regulations-2003",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "SOCIAL SECURITY, NORTHERN IRELAND\nMade 21st August 2003\nLaid before Parliament 22nd August 2003\nComing into force 6th October 2003\nThe Treasury, with the concurrence of the Department for Social Development, in exercise of the powers conferred upon them by sections 3(2) and 171(3) to (5) and (10) of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits (Northern Ireland) Act 1992, and of all other powers enabling them in that behalf, hereby make the following Regulations:",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "The functions of the Department of Health and Social Services for Northern Ireland under the Social Security Contributions and Benefits (Northern Ireland) Act 1992 (c. 7) were transferred to the Department for Social Development by Article 8(b) of, and Part II of Schedule 6 to, the Departments (Transfer and Assignment of Functions) Order (Northern Ireland) 1999 (S.R. 1999 No. 481)."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "Section 3(2) was amended by paragraph 4 of Schedule 3 to the Social Security Contributions (Transfer of Functions, etc.) (Northern Ireland) Order 1999 (S.I. 1999/671) (“the Transfer Order”) . Section 171(10) was substituted by paragraph 28(3) of Schedule 3 to the Transfer Order."
    }
  ],
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  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2003/2175/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."
}