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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/statutory-maternity-pay-national-health-service-employees-regulations-1991/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1991/590",
  "legislation_title": "The Statutory Maternity Pay (National Health Service Employees) Regulations 1991",
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  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT\nMade 11 March 1991\nLaid before Parliament 11th March 1991\nComing into force 1st April 1991\nThe Secretary of State for Social Security, in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 49, 50(2A),84(1) of, and paragraph 6 of Schedule 4 to the Social Security Act 1986 and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, by this instrument, which contains only Regulations consequential upon paragraph 22 of Schedule 6 to the Social Security Act 1990, makes the following Regulations:",
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      "text": "1986 c.50; section 50(2A) is added by paragraph 22, Schedule 6 to the Social Security Act 1990 (c.27); section 84(1) is an interpretation provision and is cited because of the meaning ascribed to the words “prescribed” and “regulations”."
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      "text": "1990 c.27."
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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."
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