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  "legislation": "ukpga/Vict/7-8/59",
  "legislation_title": "Lecturers and Parish Clerks Act 1844",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/lecturers-and-parish-clerks-act-1844",
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  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "An Act for better regulating the Offices of Lecturers and Parish Clerks.\n[29th July 1844]\nWhereas in divers districts, parishes, and places there now are or hereafter may be certain lecturers or preachers in the holy orders of deacon or priest of the Church of England elected or otherwise appointed to deliver or preach lectures or sermons only, without the obligation of performing other clerical or ministerial duties . . .",
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      "text": "Words substituted by virtue of Irish Church Act 1869 (c. 42), s. 69"
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    {
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      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Words omitted by virtue of Statute Law Revision Act 1891 (c. 67)"
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      "text": "Short title given by Short Titles Act 1896 (c. 14)"
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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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