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  "legislation": "uksi/1987/773",
  "legislation_title": "The Patronage (Benefices) Rules 1987",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/patronage-benefices-rules-1987",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "ECCLESIASTICAL LAW, ENGLAND\nMade (Approved by the General Synod) 25th February 1987\nLaid before Parliament 30th April 1987\nComing into force\nrules 1 to 10, 14, 15 and 17 1st October 1987\nRemainder 1st January 1989\nIn pursuance of section 38 of the Patronage (Benefices) Measure 1986the Patronage (Procedure) Committee constituted in accordance with the said Measure hereby make the following Rules:—",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
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      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1986 No. 3."
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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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