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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/church-of-england-legal-aid-rules-1988/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1988/1175",
  "legislation_title": "Church of England (Legal Aid) Rules 1988",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/church-of-england-legal-aid-rules-1988",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "ECCLESIASTICAL LAW, ENGLAND\nMade (Approved by the General Synod) 6th July 1988\nLaid before Parliament 8th July 1988\nComing into Operation 1st August 1988\nIn exercise of the powers conferred on it by sections 3(3) and 4 of the Church of England (Legal Aid and Miscellaneous Provisions) Measure 1988 the Standing Committee of the General Synod of the Church of England hereby makes the following Rules:",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1988 No. 1."
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1988/1175/introduction",
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  "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."
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