{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/bedford-level-act-1663/section-XII",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/bedford-level-act-1663/section-XII.json",
  "legislation": "aep/Cha2/15/17",
  "legislation_title": "Bedford Level Act 1663",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/bedford-level-act-1663",
  "path": "section/XII",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "XII",
  "heading": "The Oath to be taken by the Governor, Bailiffs, Conservators, &c. and by a whom administered.",
  "text": "And bee it further enacted That the said William Earle of Bedford, nominated to be Governour and every other from tyme to tyme into that Office chosen shall (before he take upon him or them the exercise of that Office) take an Oath That he will well and truly execute that Office in all things, the which Oath shall and may bee administred by the said Bayliffs or any one of them And the said Bayliffes Conservators Register Receiver or other Officer nominated as aforesaid and every other from tyme to tyme into any of the respective Offices to be chosen shall (before he or they take upon him or them the exercise of the said respective Offices) take the like Oath for the true executing their respective Offices the which Oath shall bee administred by the said Governor Bayliffs and Conservators or any two or more of them without any Comission or further Warrant.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/aep/Cha2/15/17/section/XII",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T20:31:04.145657+00:00"
  },
  "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."
}