{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/church-representation-rules-amendment-resolution-2004/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2004/1889",
  "legislation_title": "The Church Representation Rules (Amendment) Resolution 2004",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/church-representation-rules-amendment-resolution-2004",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "ECCLESIASTICAL LAW, ENGLAND\nMade (passed by the General Synod with the requisite majority in each House) 10th July 2004\nLaid before Parliament 28th July 2004\nComing into force in accordance with Rule 19\nIn exercise of the powers conferred by section 7(1) of the Synodical Government Measure 1969 to amend by 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) Resolutions 1973 to 1999, by the Diocese in Europe Measure 1980, by the Patronage (Benefices) Measure 1986, by the Care of Churches and Ecclesiastical Jurisdiction Measure 1991, by the Priests (Ordination of Women) Measure 1993, by the Team and Group Ministries Measure 1995, by the National Institutions Measure 1998, by the Cathedrals Measure 1999 and by the Synodical Government (Amendment) Measure 2003, the General Synod hereby resolve that the said Rules be amended as follows:",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1969 No. 2."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "S.I. 1973/1865, 1980/178, 1981/959, 1950, 1984/1039, 1040, 1989/2044, 2095, 1994/3118, 1995/3243, 1999/2112."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f3",
      "text": "1980 No. 2."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f4",
      "text": "1986 No. 3."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f5",
      "text": "1991 No. 1."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f6",
      "text": "1993 No. 2."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f7",
      "text": "1995 No. 1."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f8",
      "text": "1998 No. 1."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f9",
      "text": "1999 No. 1."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f10",
      "text": "2003 No. 1."
    }
  ],
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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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