{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/parochial-church-councils-powers-measure-1956/section-1",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/parochial-church-councils-powers-measure-1956/section-1.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": "section/1",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "1",
  "heading": "Definitions.",
  "text": "In this Measure—\n“Council” means a parochial church council;\n“Diocesan Authority” means the Diocesan Board of Finance or any existing or future body appointed by the Diocesan Synod to act as trustees of diocesan trust property;\n“Minister” has the meaning given in Rule 83 of the Church Representation Rules;\n“Parish” has the meaning given in Rule 82 of those Rules;\n“Relevant date” means the first day of July, 1921.",
  "extent": "E",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Words substituted by virtue of Synodical Government Measure 1969 (No. 2) s. 4(7)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Words in s. 1 substituted (1.1.2020) by Church Representation and Ministers Measure 2019 (No. 1), s. 1(3), Sch. 2 para. 9; S.I. 2019/1460, art. 2"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C1",
      "text": "References to “Council” modified by Cathedrals Measure 1963 (No. 2) s. 12(4)(a)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukcm/Eliz2/4-5/3/section/1",
    "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."
}