{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/ecclesiastical-offices-age-limit-measure-1975/section-6",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/ecclesiastical-offices-age-limit-measure-1975/section-6.json",
  "legislation": "ukcm/1975/2",
  "legislation_title": "Ecclesiastical Offices (Age Limit) Measure 1975",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/ecclesiastical-offices-age-limit-measure-1975",
  "path": "section/6",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "6",
  "heading": "Interpretation.",
  "text": "In this Measure—\n“benefice” means a benefice with cure of souls and includes all rectories and vicarages with cure of souls;\n“incumbent”, in relation to a benefice, means a rector or vicar with cure of souls but does not include the dean ... of a cathedral church.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Words in s. 6 omitted (coming into force in accordance with s. 53(3) of the amending Measure) by virtue of Cathedrals Measure 2021 (No. 2), Sch. 4 para. 16 (with ss. 42(4), 48, 52(1))"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukcm/1975/2/section/6",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T20:23:14.029580+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."
}