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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/universal-credit-earned-income-amendment-regulations-2020/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2020/1138",
  "legislation_title": "The Universal Credit (Earned Income) Amendment Regulations 2020",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/universal-credit-earned-income-amendment-regulations-2020",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Social Security\nMade 19th October 2020\nLaid before Parliament 20th October 2020\nComing into force 16th November 2020\nThe Secretary of State makes the following regulations in exercise of powers conferred by sections 5(1A) and 189(1), (4) and (6) of the Social Security Administration Act 1992 and section 42(1) to (3) of, and paragraph 4(1)(b) and (c) of Schedule 1 to, the Welfare Reform Act 2012.\nIn accordance with section 173(1)(b) of the Social Security Administration Act 1992 the Social Security Advisory Committee has agreed that these Regulations should not be referred to it.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1992 c.5. Section 5(1A) was inserted by s.99(3) of the Welfare Reform Act 2012 (c.5). Section 189(1) was amended by Schedule 7, paragraph 109, and Schedule 8, to the Social Security Act 1998 (c. 14), Schedule 3, paragraph 57, to the Social Security Contributions (Transfer of Functions, etc.) Act 1999 (c. 2), and Schedule 6, paragraph 1, to the Tax Credits Act 2002 (c. 21). Section 189(4) was amended by Schedule 7, paragraph 109, and Schedule 8, to the Social Security Act 1998. Section 189(4) and (6) was amended by S.I. 2013/252."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "2012 c. 5."
    }
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2020/1138/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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