{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/parochial-registers-and-records-measure-1978/section-15",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/parochial-registers-and-records-measure-1978/section-15.json",
  "legislation": "ukcm/1978/2",
  "legislation_title": "Parochial Registers and Records Measure 1978",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/parochial-registers-and-records-measure-1978",
  "path": "section/15",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "15",
  "heading": "Transfer of certain books and records from one record office to another.",
  "text": "(1) Where in consequence of the foundation of a new diocese or an alteration in the areas of dioceses any part of a diocese becomes part of another diocese, any register books or records belonging to parishes in that part which have been deposited in a diocesan record office may be transferred to the diocesan record office for that other diocese.\n(2) Where a diocesan record office is established for part of a diocese, any register books or records belonging to parishes in that part which have been deposited in another such office may be transferred to the office for that part.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukcm/1978/2/section/15",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T20:23:08.755708+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."
}