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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/united-reformed-church-acts-1972-and-1981-jersey-order-1998/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1998/751",
  "legislation_title": "The United Reformed Church Acts 1972 and 1981 (Jersey) Order 1998",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/united-reformed-church-acts-1972-and-1981-jersey-order-1998",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "ECCLESIASTICAL LAW\nMade 18th March 1998\nComing into force 18th May 1998\nAt the Court at Buckingham Palace, the 18th day of March 1998\nPresent,\nThe Queen’s Most Excellent Majesty in Council\nHer Majesty, in exercise of the powers conferred upon Her by section 33 of the United Reformed Church Act 1972, and section 31 of the United Reformed Church Act 1981, is pleased, by and with the advice of Her Privy Council, to order, and it is hereby ordered, as follows:—",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1972 c. xviii."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "1981 c. xxiv."
    }
  ],
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1998/751/introduction",
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  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
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  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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