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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/church-dignitaries-retirement-rules-1986/introduction",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/church-dignitaries-retirement-rules-1986/introduction.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/1986/1143",
  "legislation_title": "The Church Dignitaries (Retirement) Rules 1986",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/church-dignitaries-retirement-rules-1986",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "ECCLESIASTICAL LAW, ENGLAND\nMade (Approved by the General Synod) 5th July 1986\nLaid before Parliament 8th July 1986\nComing into Operation 1st October 1986\nIn pursuance of section 17 of the Church Dignitaries (Retirement) Measure 1949 the Rule Committee constituted in accordance with the said Measure hereby make the following Rules:—",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1986/1143/introduction",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T16:45:31.164229+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."
}