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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/welfare-reform-act-2012-commencement-no-14-and-transitional-and-transitory-provisions-order-2013/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2013/2846",
  "legislation_title": "The Welfare Reform Act 2012 (Commencement No. 14 and Transitional and Transitory Provisions) Order 2013",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/welfare-reform-act-2012-commencement-no-14-and-transitional-and-transitory-provisions-order-2013",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Social Security\nMade 4th November 2013\nThe Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 150(3) and (4)(a), (b)(i) and (c) of the Welfare Reform Act 2012 , makes the following Order:",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
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      "type": "M",
      "label": "M1",
      "text": "2012 c.5."
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C1",
      "text": "Instrument amended (30.6.2014 for specified purposes) by The Welfare Reform Act 2012 (Commencement No. 9, 11, 13 14, 16 and 17 and Transitional and Transitory Provisions (Amendment)) Order 2014 (S.I. 2014/1661), arts. 3, 4(5)"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C2",
      "text": "Instrument amended (28.7.2014 for specified purposes) by The Welfare Reform Act 2012 (Commencement No. 9, 11, 13, 14, 16 and 17 and Transitional and Transitory Provisions (Amendment) (No. 2)) Order 2014 (S.I. 2014/1923), arts. 3, 5(b)"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C3",
      "text": "Instrument modified (24.11.2014) by The Welfare Reform Act 2012 (Commencement No. 9, 11, 13 14, 16, 17 and 19 and Transitional and Transitory Provisions (Amendment)) Order 2014 (S.I. 2014/3067), art. 7(b)"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C4",
      "text": "Instrument modified (26.1.2015 for specified purposes) by The Welfare Reform Act 2012 (Commencement No. 9, 11, 13, 14, 16, 17 and 19 and Transitional and Transitory Provisions (Amendment)) Order 2015 (S.I. 2015/32), arts. 3(1), 6(2)"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C5",
      "text": "Instrument modified (26.1.2015 for specified purposes) by The Welfare Reform Act 2012 (Commencement No. 9, 11, 13, 14, 16, 17 and 19 and Transitional and Transitory Provisions (Amendment)) Order 2015 (S.I. 2015/32), arts. 3(1), 6(1)"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C6",
      "text": "Instrument amended (10.3.2015) by The Welfare Reform Act 2012 (Commencement No. 23 and Transitional and Transitory Provisions) Order 2015 (S.I. 2015/634), art. 8(1)(3)"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C7",
      "text": "Instrument modified (6.4.2015 for specified purposes) by The Welfare Reform Act 2012 (Commencement No. 9, 11, 13, 14, 16, 17 and 19 and Transitional and Transitory Provisions (Amendment)) Order 2015 (S.I. 2015/32), arts. 3(3), 6(4)"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C8",
      "text": "Instrument amended (20.7.2015) by The Welfare Reform Act 2012 (Commencement No. 24 and Transitional and Transitory Provisions and Commencement No. 9 and Transitional and Transitory Provisions (Amendment)) Order 2015 (S.I. 2015/1537), art. 5(1)(2)(b)"
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