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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/welfare-reform-and-pensions-act-1999-commencement-no-15-order-2002/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2002/818",
  "legislation_title": "The Welfare Reform and Pensions Act 1999 (Commencement No. 15) Order 2002",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/welfare-reform-and-pensions-act-1999-commencement-no-15-order-2002",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "This Order has been made in consequence of a defect in S.I. 2002/153 (C. 3) and is being issued free of charge to all known recipients of that Statutory Instrument.\nPENSIONS\nMade 25th March 2002\nThe Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, in exercise of powers conferred by section 89(1) of the Welfare Reform and Pensions Act 1999, and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, hereby makes the following Order:",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1999 c. 30."
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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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