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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/church-representation-rules-amendment-resolution-1980/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1980/178",
  "legislation_title": "The Church Representation Rules (Amendment) Resolution 1980",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/church-representation-rules-amendment-resolution-1980",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "ECCLESIASTICAL LAW\nMade (passed by the General Synod with the requisite majority in each House) 12th February 1980\nLaid before Parliament 19th February 1980\nComing into Operation 1st May 1980\nIn pursuance of the powers conferred by section 7(1) of the Synodical Government Measure 1969 to amend by a resolution of the General Synod the Church Representation Rules, that is to say, the rules contained in Schedule 3 to the said Measure, as amended by the Church Representation Rules (Amendment) Resolution 1973, the General Synod hereby resolve that the said rules shall be amended as follows:—",
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  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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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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