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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/synodical-government-amendment-measure-2003-appointed-day-instrument-2003/introduction",
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  "legislation": "ukci/2003/2",
  "legislation_title": "Synodical Government (Amendment) Measure 2003 (Appointed Day Instrument 2003)",
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  "path": "introduction",
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  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Whereas the Synodical Government (Amendment) Measure received the Royal Assent on the sixth day of March 2003\nAnd Whereas by section 4(2) of the said Measure it is provided that the said Measure shall come into force on such day as the Archbishops of Canterbury and York may jointly appoint\nNow therefore we ROWAN DOUGLAS by Divine Providence Archbishop of Canterbury and DAVID MICHAEL by Divine Providence Archbishop of York do hereby jointly appoint that the whole of the said Measure shall come into force on the first day of January 2004",
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  "version": "current",
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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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