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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/tithe-act-1839/introduction",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/tithe-act-1839/introduction.json",
  "legislation": "ukpga/Vict/2-3/62",
  "legislation_title": "Tithe Act 1839",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/tithe-act-1839",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "An Act to explain and amend the Acts for the commutation of tithes in England and Wales.\n[17th August 1839]",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C1",
      "text": "Short title “The Tithe Act 1839” given by Short Titles Act 1896 (c. 14)"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C2",
      "text": "Act amended by Tithe Act 1918 (c. 54)"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C3",
      "text": "Functions of Tithe Commissioners for England and Wales now exercisable by Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food: Settled Land Act 1882 (c. 38), s. 48(1), Board of Agriculture Act 1889 (c. 30), s. 2(1)(b), Sch. 1, Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries Act 1919 (c. 91), s. 1 and S.I. 1955/554(1955 I, p. 1200)"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C4",
      "text": "Preamble recites Tithe Act 1836, Tithe Act 1837 and Tithe Act 1838 and is omitted under authority of Statute Law Revision (No. 2) Act 1890 (c. 51)"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C5",
      "text": "Words of enactment repealed by Statute Law Revision (No. 2) Act 1888 (c. 57) and Statute Law Revision (No. 2) Act 1890 (c. 51)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/Vict/2-3/62/introduction",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T13:42:15.210794+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."
}