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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/compensation-of-clergy-rules-1970/introduction",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/compensation-of-clergy-rules-1970/introduction.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/1970/1009",
  "legislation_title": "The Compensation of Clergy Rules 1970",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/compensation-of-clergy-rules-1970",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "ECCLESIASTICAL LAW\nMade (Approved by the Church Assembly) 8th July 1970\nLaid before Parliament 15th July 1970\nComing into Operation 1st August 1970\nWe, the Church Commissioners for England, in exercise of the powers conferred on us by paragraph 15(1) of Schedule 4 of the Pastoral Measure 1968 do hereby order as follows:—",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1970/1009/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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