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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/statutory-maternity-pay-general-amendment-regulations-1990/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1990/622",
  "legislation_title": "The Statutory Maternity Pay (General) Amendment Regulations 1990",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/statutory-maternity-pay-general-amendment-regulations-1990",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT\nMade 15th March 1990\nLaid before Parliament 16th March 1990\nComing into force\nfor the purposes of regulation 6 6th May 1990\nfor all other purposes 6th April 1990\nThe Secretary of State for Social Security, in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 46(8), 50(1) and (4), 83(1) and 84(1) of, and paragraphs 8A, 11 and 11A of Schedule 4 to the Social Security Act 1986 , and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, after agreement by the Social Security Advisory Committee that the proposals in respect of these Regulations should not be referred to it , hereby makes the following Regulations:—",
  "extent": null,
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  "version": "current",
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    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1986 c. 50; paragraph 8A was added to Schedule 4 by the Social Security Act 1989 (c. 24), Schedule 8, paragraph 18; paragraph IIA was added by the Social Security Act 1988 (c. 7), Schedule 4, paragraph 19(2); section 84(1) is cited because of the meanings it ascribes to the words “prescribed” and “regulations”."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "“See” section 61(1)(b) and (10) of the 1986 Act; section 61(10) is amended by the Social Security Act 1989 (c. 24), Schedule 8, paragraph 12(4)."
    }
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  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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