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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/welfare-reform-act-2009-commencement-no8-order-2012/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2012/1256",
  "legislation_title": "The Welfare Reform Act 2009 (Commencement No.8) Order 2012",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/welfare-reform-act-2009-commencement-no8-order-2012",
  "path": "introduction",
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  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Registration Of Births, Deaths, Marriages, Etc, England And Wales\nSocial Security\nMade 10th May 2012\nIn accordance with section 61(5) of the Welfare Reform Act 2009, the Secretary of State has consulted the Registrar General for England and Wales before making this Order.\nThe Secretary of State makes the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by section 61(3) and (4)(a) of the Welfare Reform Act 2009.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
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      "label": "f1",
      "text": "2009 c. 24."
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  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
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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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