{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/parochial-church-councils-powers-measure-1956/introduction",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/parochial-church-councils-powers-measure-1956/introduction.json",
  "legislation": "ukcm/Eliz2/4-5/3",
  "legislation_title": "Parochial Church Councils (Powers) Measure 1956",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/parochial-church-councils-powers-measure-1956",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "A Measure passed by the National Assembly of the Church of England To consolidate with amendments certain enactments relating to parochial church councils and parochial charities.\n[5th July 1956]",
  "extent": "E",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C1",
      "text": "Act modified (30.6.1999 with application as mentioned in s. 38(3)) by 1999 No. 1, s. 12(5) (with ss. 33, 34, 37)"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C2",
      "text": "Measure power to apply (with modifications) conferred by 1969 No. 2, Sch. 3 rule M39(5) (as substituted (1.1.2020) by Church Representation and Ministers Measure 2019 (No. 1), s. 1(3), Sch. 1 (with Sch. 3); S.I. 2019/1460, art. 2)"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C3",
      "text": "Measure modified (coming into force in accordance with s. 53(3) of the amending Measure) by Cathedrals Measure 2021 (No. 2), s. 40(4) (with ss. 42(4), 48, 52(1))"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C4",
      "text": "Measure: power to modify conferred (coming into force in accordance with s. 53(3) of the amending Measure) by Cathedrals Measure 2021 (No. 2), s. 41(2)(d) (with ss. 42(4), 48, 52(1))"
    },
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "Measure wholly in force at 2.1.1957 see s. 10(2)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukcm/Eliz2/4-5/3/introduction",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T20:23:48.721918+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."
}