{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/universal-credit-extension-of-coronavirus-measures-regulations-2021/introduction",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/universal-credit-extension-of-coronavirus-measures-regulations-2021/introduction.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/2021/313",
  "legislation_title": "The Universal Credit (Extension of Coronavirus Measures) Regulations 2021",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/universal-credit-extension-of-coronavirus-measures-regulations-2021",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Social Security\nMade 15th March 2021\nLaid before Parliament 16th March 2021\nComing into force 6th April 2021\nThe Secretary of State makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 9(2), 40 and 42(1) to (3) and (5) of, and paragraph 4(1), (3)(a) and (4) of Schedule 1 and paragraphs 1(1) and 4(1)(b), (2)(d) and (3)(a) of Schedule 6 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 the proposals in respect of these Regulations should not be referred to it.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "2012 c. 5. Section 40 is cited for the meaning of “prescribed”."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "1992 c. 5."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2021/313/introduction",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-28T22:15:58.041804+00:00"
  },
  "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."
}