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  "legislation_title": "The Welfare Supplementary Payments Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2016",
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  "text": "Welfare\nMade 18th March 2016\nComing into operation 31st May 2016\nThe Department for Social Development makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred on it by Article 137 of the Welfare Reform (Northern Ireland) Order 2015 .\nIn accordance with Article 137(5) of that Order, a draft of these Regulations was laid before, and approved by a resolution of, the Assembly.",
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