{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/clergy-pensions-channel-islands-order-1978/introduction",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/clergy-pensions-channel-islands-order-1978/introduction.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/1978/784",
  "legislation_title": "The Clergy Pensions (Channel Islands) Order 1978",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/clergy-pensions-channel-islands-order-1978",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "ECCLESIASTICAL LAW\nMade 31st May 1978\nComing into Operation 1st July 1978\nAt the Court at Buckingham Palace, the 31st day of May 1978\nPresent,\nThe Queen's Most Excellent Majesty in Council\nWhereas the Bishop of Winchester has, in accordance with the Schedule to the Channel Islands (Church Legislation) Measure 1931, as amended by section 2 of the Channel Islands (Church Legislation) Measure 1931 (Amendment) Measure 1957, settled the Scheme set out in the Schedule to this Order for applying the Clergy Pensions (Amendment) Measure 1969 and the Clergy Pensions (Amendment) Measure 1972 to the Channel Islands, and whereas the procedure set out in the Schedule to the first-mentioned Measure has been followed:\nNow, therefore, Her Majesty, in pursuance of section 2 of the Channel Islands (Church Legislation) Measure 1931, as amended by section 1 of the Channel Islands (Church Legislation) Measure 1931 (Amendment) Measure 1957, and of section 49 of the Clergy Pensions Measure 1961 and section 7(2) of the Clergy Pensions (Amendment) Measure 1972, is pleased, by and with the advice of Her Privy Council, to order and direct as follows:—",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1978/784/introduction",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T19:34:42.180490+00:00"
  },
  "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."
}