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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/welfare-reform-and-pensions-persons-abroad-benefits-for-widows-and-widowers-consequential-amendments-regulations-2001/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2001/2618",
  "legislation_title": "The Welfare Reform and Pensions (Persons Abroad: Benefits for Widows and Widowers) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2001",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/welfare-reform-and-pensions-persons-abroad-benefits-for-widows-and-widowers-consequential-amendments-regulations-2001",
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  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "SOCIAL SECURITY\nMade 18th July 2001\nLaid before Parliament 26th July 2001\nComing into force 20th August 2001\nThe Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, in exercise of powers conferred by section 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:",
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  "status": null,
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  "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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