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Neither section 139 nor section 141 of the principal Act (consultation with the Council and with the Committee) shall be taken to have applied in relation to any regulations contained in the M1Social Security Benefits Up-rating Regulations 1979 or the M2Social Security Benefits Up-rating Regulations 1980.