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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/welfare-reform-and-pensions-persons-abroad-benefits-for-widows-and-widowers-consequential-amendments-regulations-2000/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2000/2876",
  "legislation_title": "The Welfare Reform and Pensions (Persons Abroad: Benefits for Widows and Widowers) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2000",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/welfare-reform-and-pensions-persons-abroad-benefits-for-widows-and-widowers-consequential-amendments-regulations-2000",
  "path": "introduction",
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  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "SOCIAL SECURITY\nMade 23rd October 2000\nLaid before Parliament 27th October 2000\nComing into force 9th April 2001\nThe Secretary of State for Social Security, in exercise of powers conferred by 85(6)(a) of the Welfare Reform and Pensions Act 1999 and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, hereby makes the following Regulations:",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
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      "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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