{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/suspension-appeals-churchwardens-etc-rules-2016/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2016/816",
  "legislation_title": "The Suspension Appeals (Churchwardens etc.) Rules 2016",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/suspension-appeals-churchwardens-etc-rules-2016",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Ecclesiastical Law, England\nMade (Approved by the General Synod) 8th July 2016\nLaid before Parliament 29th July 2016\nComing into force in accordance with rule 5.5(2)\nThe Rule Committee, in exercise of powers conferred by section 26(1) of the Care of Churches and Ecclesiastical Jurisdiction Measure 1991, makes the following Rules:",
  "extent": "E+W",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1991 No. 1. Relevant amendments were made by section 45 of the Clergy Discipline Measure 2003 (2003 No. 3) and section 4 of the Safeguarding and Clergy Discipline Measure 2016 (2016 No. 1)."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2016/816/introduction",
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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."
}