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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/methodist-church-act-1976-guernsey-order-1987/introduction",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/methodist-church-act-1976-guernsey-order-1987/introduction.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/1987/1279",
  "legislation_title": "The Methodist Church Act 1976 (Guernsey) Order 1987",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/methodist-church-act-1976-guernsey-order-1987",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "ECCLESIASTICAL LAW\nMade 21st July 1987\nComing into force in accordance with Article 1\nAt the Court at Buckingham Palace, the 21st day of July 1987\nPresent,\nThe Queen’s Most Excellent Majesty in Council\nHer Majesty, in pursuance of sections 28 and 30 of the Methodist Church Act 1976, is pleased, by and with the advice of Her Privy Council, to order, and it is hereby ordered, as follows:",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1976 c.xxx."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1987/1279/introduction",
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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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