{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/channel-islands-church-legislation-measure-1931/section-1",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/channel-islands-church-legislation-measure-1931/section-1.json",
  "legislation": "ukcm/Geo5/21-22/4",
  "legislation_title": "Channel Islands (Church Legislation) Measure 1931",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/channel-islands-church-legislation-measure-1931",
  "path": "section/1",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "1",
  "heading": "Interpretation.",
  "text": "In this Measure—\nThe expression “the Islands” means (a) the Island of Jersey; and (b) the Island and Bailiwick of Guernsey and its dependencies; and references to each or either of the Islands shall be construed accordingly;\nThe expression “the States” means the States of Deliberation of each Island as constituted from time to time;\nThe expression “the Bishop” means the Bishop of Winchester for the time being;\nThe expression “theDeanery Synod” means for each Island an assembly of clergy and laity recognised by the Bishop as the Deanery Synod of that Island, and consisting of clergy and lay persons of which persons some shall be lay representatives elected in accordance with the Channel Islands (Representation) Measure 1931.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Words substituted by virtue of S.I 1970/1117"
    },
    {
      "type": "M",
      "label": "M1",
      "text": "1931 No. 5."
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C1",
      "text": "S. 1 modified (coming into force in accordance with art. 1(2) of the amending S.I.) by The Attachment of Jersey to the Diocese of Salisbury Order 2022 (S.I. 2022/867), art. 4(1)"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C2",
      "text": "S. 1 modified (coming into force in accordance with art. 1(2) of the amending S.I.) by The Channel Islands (Attachment of the Bailiwick of Guernsey to the Diocese of Salisbury) Order 2022 (S.I. 2022/1180), art. 6(1) (with art. 3)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [
    {
      "type": "word substituted",
      "affecting": "ukcm/2020/2",
      "affecting_title": "Channel Islands Measure 2020"
    }
  ],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukcm/Geo5/21-22/4/section/1",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T20:24:35.593667+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."
}