# The Legal Officers (Annual Fees) Order 2026, Article 1: Citation, commencement and interpretation


(1) This Order may be cited as the Legal Officers (Annual Fees) Order 2026.
(2) This Order comes into force on 1st January 2027.
(3) In this Order—
“diocesan board of finance”, in relation to a diocese, means the board of that name constituted under the Diocesan Boards of Finance Measure 1925, and
“the Measure” means the Ecclesiastical Jurisdiction and Care of Churches Measure 2018.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2026/895/article/1 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/legal-officers-annual-fees-order-2026/article-1
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