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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/welfare-reform-act-2009/schedule-4/paragraph-7",
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  "legislation": "ukpga/2009/24",
  "legislation_title": "Welfare Reform Act 2009",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/welfare-reform-act-2009",
  "path": "schedule/4/paragraph/7",
  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": "7",
  "heading": null,
  "text": "(1) Section 13 of the 2001 Act (interpretation of sections 7 to 12) is amended as follows.\n(2) For the words “sections 7 to 12”, both in the section and in the heading to the section, substitute “ sections 6A to 12 ”.\n(3) After the definition of “benefit” insert—\n““cautioned”, in relation to any person and any offence, means cautioned after the person concerned has admitted the offence; and “caution” is to be interpreted accordingly;”.\n(4) Omit the definitions of “disqualification period” and “post-commencement offence”.\n(5) In the definition of “sanctionable benefit”, for “section 7(8)” substitute “ section 6A(1) ”.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "Sch. 4 para. 7 in force at 12.1.2010 for specified purposes by S.I. 2010/45, art. 2(1)"
    },
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I2",
      "text": "Sch. 4 para. 7 in force at 1.4.2010 in so far as not already in force by S.I. 2010/45, art. 2(2)"
    }
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      "type": "repealed",
      "affecting": "ukpga/2009/24",
      "affecting_title": "Welfare Reform Act 2009"
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    {
      "type": "repealed",
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      "affecting_title": "Welfare Reform Act 2012"
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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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