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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/payments-to-the-churches-conservation-trust-order-1996/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1996/3086",
  "legislation_title": "The Payments to the Churches Conservation Trust Order 1996",
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  "path": "introduction",
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  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "ECCLESIASTICAL LAW, ENGLAND\nMade (Approved by the General Synod) 25th November 1996\nLaid before Parliament 10th December 1996\nComing into force 1st April 1997\nWe, the Church Commissioners for England, in exercise of the powers conferred on us by Section 53(1) of the Pastoral Measure 1983 do hereby order as follows: —",
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  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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      "text": "1983 No. 1"
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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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