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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/welfare-reform-act-northern-ireland-2010/schedule-3/paragraph-6",
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  "legislation": "nia/2010/13",
  "legislation_title": "Welfare Reform Act (Northern Ireland) 2010",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/welfare-reform-act-northern-ireland-2010",
  "path": "schedule/3/paragraph/6",
  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": "6",
  "heading": null,
  "text": "(1) Section 12 of the 2001 Act (interpretation of sections 6 to 11) is amended as follows.\n(2) For the words “sections 6 to 11”, both in the section and in the heading to the section, substitute “ sections 5A to 11 ”.\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;”\n(4) Omit the definitions of “disqualification period” and “post-commencement offence”.\n(5) In the definition of “sanctionable benefit”, for “section 6(8)” substitute “ section 5A ”.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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      "type": "repealed",
      "affecting": "nia/2010/13",
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    {
      "type": "repealed",
      "affecting": "nisi/2015/2006",
      "affecting_title": "The Welfare Reform (Northern Ireland) Order 2015"
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      "affecting": "nisi/2015/2006",
      "affecting_title": "The Welfare Reform (Northern Ireland) Order 2015"
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      "type": "repealed",
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      "affecting_title": "The Welfare Reform (Northern Ireland) Order 2015"
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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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