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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/universal-credit-and-jobseekers-allowance-work-search-and-work-availability-requirements-limitations-amendment-regulations-2022/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2022/108",
  "legislation_title": "The Universal Credit and Jobseeker’s Allowance (Work Search and Work Availability Requirements - limitations) (Amendment) Regulations 2022",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/universal-credit-and-jobseekers-allowance-work-search-and-work-availability-requirements-limitations-amendment-regulations-2022",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Social Security\nMade at 10.35 a.m. on 7th February 2022\nLaid before Parliament at 4.00 p.m. on 7th February 2022\nComing into force 8th February 2022\nThe Secretary of State makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 6D(4), 6E(3), 35 and 36(2) and (4) of the Jobseekers Act 1995 and sections 17(4), 18(3) and 42(1) to (3) of the Welfare Reform Act 2012.\nIn accordance with section 173(1)(a) of the Social Security Administration Act 1992, it appears to the Secretary of State that by reason of the urgency of this matter it is inexpedient to refer the proposals in respect of these Regulations to the Social Security Advisory Committee.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1995 c. 18. Section 35 is cited for the meaning of “regulations”."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "2012 c. 5."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f3",
      "text": "1992 c. 5."
    }
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  "outstanding_effects": [],
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2022/108/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."
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