# Ecclesiastical Commissioners Act 1840, Section 27: Qualification of deans, archdeacons, and canons.

Extent: E

No person shall hereafter be capable of receiving the appointment of dean ... , archdeacon, or canon, until he shall have been six years complete in holy orders and, in the case of a dean ... or archdeacon, be in priest’s orders at the time of the appointment, except in the case of a canonry annexed to any professorship, headship, or other office in any university.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/Vict/3-4/113/section/27 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/ecclesiastical-commissioners-act-1840/section-27
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