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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/clergy-discipline-amendment-rules-2016/introduction",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/clergy-discipline-amendment-rules-2016/introduction.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/2016/848",
  "legislation_title": "The Clergy Discipline (Amendment) Rules 2016",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/clergy-discipline-amendment-rules-2016",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Ecclesiastical Law, England\nMade (Approved by the General Synod) 8th July 2016\nLaid before Parliament 25th August 2016\nComing into force in accordance with rule 20\nThe Rule Committee, in exercise of powers conferred by section 26(1) of the Care of Churches and Ecclesiastical Jurisdiction Measure 1991, makes the following Rules to amend the Clergy Discipline Rules 2005:",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1991 No. 1. Relevant amendments were made by section 45 of the Clergy Discipline Measure 2003 (2003 No. 3)."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "S.I. 2005 No. 2022, as amended by the Clergy Discipline (Amendment) Rules S.I. 2013 No. 1917."
    }
  ],
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2016/848/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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