# Constitutional Reform Act 2005, Paragraph 159

Status: prospective

(1) Section 81(2) of the Pastoral Measure 1983 (application to benefices in the patronage of the Crown or the Duke of Cornwall) is amended as follows.
(2) In paragraph (a)—
(a) for the words from the beginning to “benefices” substitute “ any consent under the foregoing subsection in respect of a benefice or benefices ”;
(b) omit the words from “, or a” to “books”;
(c) omit “last-mentioned”.
(3) Omit paragraph (b).

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2005/4/schedule/4/paragraph/159 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/constitutional-reform-act-2005/schedule-4/paragraph-159
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