# The Clergy Conduct Rules 2026, Rule 1: Citation, commencement and interpretation


(1) These Rules may be cited as the Clergy Conduct Rules 2026.
(2) These Rules come into force immediately after the commencement of section 2 of the Clergy Conduct Measure 2026.
(3) In these Rules, the Clergy Conduct Measure 2026 is referred to as “the CCM”.
(4) A reference in these Rules to giving or sending a document to a person is to be read with rule 111.
(5) An expression used in these Rules and in the CCM has the same meaning in these Rules as in the CCM.
(6) A reference in these Rules to a numbered Form is to the Form numbered as such in Schedule 1.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2026/882/rule/1 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/clergy-conduct-rules-2026/rule-1
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