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F1Ss. [1]–4, 8–15, 17, 18, 20–23, 25, 26, 28, 33, 41, 45, 46, 49–53, 59, 61, 63, 64, 66 and Sch. repealed by Cathedrals Measure 1963 (No. 2), Sch. 2
In the chapter of Christchurch in Oxford the first vacant canonry, not being one of the two canonries which are respectively annexed to regius professorships in the university of Oxford, shall immediately become and be permanently annexed and united to the lady Margaret’s professorship of divinity in the said university, and shall and may be held by the present and every future lady Margaret’s professor of divinity therein; and upon such annexation as aforesaid the canonry in the cathedral church of Worcester, which is now annexed to the last-mentioned professorship, shall be ipso facto detached therefrom, and shall become vacant; and the canonry secondly-vacant in the said chapter of Christchurch shall be subject to the provisions herein-after contained respecting the endowment of archdeaconries by the annexation of canonries thereto.
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C1S. 5 excluded by 1995 gsm 2, s. 2(3) (as substituted (E.) (19.5.2014) by Church of England (Miscellaneous Provisions) Measure 2014 (No. 1), ss. 19, 21(2); S.I. 2014/1369, art. 2)
And whereas her Majesty has graciously intimated to Parliament her royal will and intention to found two new professorships in the said university of Oxford, and it is expedient that the same should be competently endowed: the two canonries in the said chapter of Christchurch (not being either of them a canonry annexed or to be annexed to any of the professorships already founded in the said university) which shall be thirdly and fourthly vacant, shall, upon the vacancies thereof respectively, and the foundation of such professorships respectively, become and be permanently annexed and united thereto, in such order as her Majesty shall, in and by her royal letters patent founding such professorships, direct and appoint; and if either of such last-mentioned canonries be vacant before the foundation of such professorships, the same shall not be filled up until after such foundation; and after such annexation the said canonries shall and may be held by the holders of such professorships respectively for the time being; provided that if the member of any college or hall in the said university except Christchurch shall hereafter accept any professorship to which a canonry of Christchurch is or shall be annexed, he shall thereby cease to be a member of such other college or hall.
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C2S. 6 excluded by 1995 gsm 2, s. 2(3) (as substituted (E.) (19.5.2014) by Church of England (Miscellaneous Provisions) Measure 2014 (No. 1), ss. 19, 21(2); S.I. 2014/1369, art. 2)
Except as herein particularly specified, nothing in this Act contained shall in any manner affect or apply to the cathedral church of Christ in Oxford.
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F2Ss. [1]–4, 8–15, 17, 18, 20–23, 25, 26, 28, 33, 41, 45, 46, 49–53, 59, 61, 63, 64, 66 and Sch. repealed by Cathedrals Measure 1963 (No. 2), Sch. 2
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F3Ss. 16, 34 repealed by Archdeaconries (Augmentation) Measure 1953 (No. 4), Sch.
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F4Ss. [1]–4, 8–15, 17, 18, 20–23, 25, 26, 28, 33, 41, 45, 46, 49–53, 59, 61, 63, 64, 66 and Sch. repealed by Cathedrals Measure 1963 (No. 2), Sch. 2
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F6Ss. [1]–4, 8–15, 17, 18, 20–23, 25, 26, 28, 33, 41, 45, 46, 49–53, 59, 61, 63, 64, 66 and Sch. repealed by Cathedrals Measure 1963 (No. 2), Sch. 2
The deanery of every cathedral and collegiate church upon the old foundation, except in Wales, and the three existing canonries in the cathedral church of Saint Paul in London, shall henceforth be in the direct patronage of her Majesty, who shall and may, upon the vacancy of any such deanery or canonry, appoint, by letters patent, a spiritual person to be dean or canon, as the case may be, who shall thereupon be entitled to installation as dean or canon of the church to which he may be so appointed.
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F7Ss. [1]–4, 8–15, 17, 18, 20–23, 25, 26, 28, 33, 41, 45, 46, 49–53, 59, 61, 63, 64, 66 and Sch. repealed by Cathedrals Measure 1963 (No. 2), Sch. 2
No person shall hereafter be capable of receiving the appointment of dean, [F8provost,] archdeacon, or canon, until he shall have been six years complete in [F9holy orders and, in the case of a dean, provost or archdeacon, be in priest’s orders at the time of the appointment], except in the case of a canonry annexed to any professorship, headship, or other office in any university.
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F8Word in s. 27 inserted (1.9.1995) by 1995 No. 2, s. 5(a); Instrument dated 26.7.1995 made by Archbishops of Canterbury and York
F9Words in s. 27 substituted (1.9.1995) by 1995 No. 2, s. 5(b); Instrument dated 26.7.1995 made by Archbishops of Canterbury and York
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F10Ss. [1]–4, 8–15, 17, 18, 20–23, 25, 26, 28, 33, 41, 45, 46, 49–53, 59, 61, 63, 64, 66 and Sch. repealed by Cathedrals Measure 1963 (No. 2), Sch. 2
The rectory of the parish of Saint Margaret in the city of Westminster shall immediately become and be permanently annexed and united to the canonry in the said collegiate church of Saint Peter Westminster held by Henry Hart Milman clerk, master of arts, and the rectory of the parish of Saint John in the same city shall immediately become and be permanently annexed and united to the canonry in the same church held by John Jennings clerk, master of arts; and the said Henry Hart Milman and his successors, and the successors of the said John Jennings, in the said respective canonries, shall, as canons of the said church, become ipso facto rectors of the said respective parishes and the parish churches thereof, to all intents and purposes; and the said parishes shall become and be part of the province of Canterbury of the diocese of London, and of the archdeaconry of Middlesex; and the said parishes, and the rectors and other ministers and officers thereof, shall, in ecclesiastical matters, be subject only to the jurisdiction of the archbishop of Canterbury, the bishop of London, and the archdeacon of Middlesex respectively, in the same manner as other parishes in the said province, diocese, and archdeaconry are respectively subject thereto, and be exempted and relieved from all other ecclesiastical jurisdiction whatsoever: Provided always, that nothing herein contained shall in any manner affect or prejudice any of the rights, customs, or claims of the parishioners of the said parish of Saint Margaret, or the vestry or churchwardens thereof for the time being, nor render them liable to or chargeable with the repairs of the said Broadway chapel further or otherwise than as they now are or may become liable thereto by any law in force at the time of the passing of this Act.
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X1S. 29 repealed so far as it relates to the existing parish and its rectory by Westminster Abbey and St. Margaret Westminster Act 1972 (c. xxvi), Sch. 2
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F11S. 30 repealed by Westminster Abbey and St. Margaret Westminster Act 1972 (c. xxvi), Sch. 2
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F12S. 31 repealed by Ecclesiastical Commissioners Act 1866 (c. 111), s. 17
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F13Ss. 32, 71, 72 and 74 repealed by Pastoral Measure 1968 (No. 1), Sch. 9 and Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1974 (c. 22), Sch. Pt. VII
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F14Ss. [1]–4, 8–15, 17, 18, 20–23, 25, 26, 28, 33, 41, 45, 46, 49–53, 59, 61, 63, 64, 66 and Sch. repealed by Cathedrals Measure 1963 (No. 2), Sch. 2
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F15Ss. 16, 34 repealed by Archdeaconries (Augmentation) Measure 1953 (No. 4), Sch.
Instead of appointing one archdeacon to either of the new canonries respectively founded in the cathedral churches of Saint Paul in London and of Lincoln, or of annexing a canonry in any cathedral or collegiate church to an archdeaconry as aforesaid charged with any payment to another archdeacon in the same diocese, the rights, duties, and emoluments of any canonry, the average annual income of which may exceed eight hundred pounds, may, by the authority herein-after provided, be annexed to two archdeaconries jointly within the same diocese, not otherwise competently endowed, each archdeacon taking his turn of residence for such time, and taking such share of the emoluments, as shall be directed by the scheme and order authorizing such annexation: and each archdeacon shall during his turn of residence have all the rights and privileges of a canon (except as to the division of the emoluments); and every future archdeacon whose archdeaconry shall be endowed as last aforesaid shall be deemed the holder of cathedral preferment within the meaning of the last recited Act.
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F16S. 36 repealed by Ecclesiastical Commissioners Act 1841 (c. 39), s. 12
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F17Ss. 37, 70 and 77 repealed by Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1977 (c. 18) Sch. 1 Pt. V
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F19S. 39 repealed by Ecclesiastical Commissioners Act 1841 (c. 39), s. 14
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F21Ss. [1]–4, 8–15, 17, 18, 20–23, 25, 26, 28, 33, 41, 45, 46, 49–53, 59, 61, 63, 64, 66 and Sch. repealed by Cathedrals Measure 1963 (No. 2), Sch. 2
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In the construction of this Act the said free chapel of Saint George in Windsor shall be held to be included in the term collegiate church; and immediately upon the first vacancy of the deanery of the said free chapel so much of an Act passed in the reign of Queen Anne, for annexing the rectory or parsonage of Haseley to the deanery of the said free chapel, as relates to the rectory, parsonage, and parish of Haseley, shall be repealed, and the rectory of Haseley in the county of Oxford shall be absolutely detached and dissevered from the said deanery, and, subject to such appropriation of the revenues thereof as shall be determined on by the authority herein-after provided, shall be in the patronage of the chapter of the said chapel: . . . . . . F23
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F23Words repealed by Statute Law Revision Act 1893 (c. 14)
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F24Ss. 44, 47 repealed by Cathedrals Measure 1931 (No. 7), Sch. 3
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F25Ss. [1]–4, 8–15, 17, 18, 20–23, 25, 26, 28, 33, 41, 45, 46, 49–53, 59, 61, 63, 64, 66 and Sch. repealed by Cathedrals Measure 1963 (No. 2), Sch. 2
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F26Ss. 44, 47 repealed by Cathedrals Measure 1931 (No. 7), Sch. 3
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F28Ss. [1]–4, 8–15, 17, 18, 20–23, 25, 26, 28, 33, 41, 45, 46, 49–53, 59, 61, 63, 64, 66 and Sch. repealed by Cathedrals Measure 1963 (No. 2), Sch. 2
Upon the suppression of any ecclesiastical rectory without cure of souls, all the estate and interest which the rector thereof, or his successor, has or had, or would have or have had, as such rector, in any lands, tithes, or other hereditaments or endowments whatsoever, shall, without any conveyance thereof or any assurance in the law other than the provisions of this Act, accrue to and be vested in the [F29Church Commissioners] for the purposes of this Act.
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F29Words substituted by virtue of Church Commissioners Measure 1947 (No. 2), s. 18(2)
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F30wherever any rectory heretofore deemed a rectory without cure of souls has been held together with the vicarage dependent thereon for the period of twenty years last past, the same shall not be construed to be a rectory without cure of souls within the meaning of this Act, but such last-mentioned rectory and vicarage shall continue and be permanently united, and shall be a rectory with cure of souls; subject nevertheless to all the provisions of the thirdly-recited Act, and to the provisions of this Act which relate to the division of benefices or the apportionment of the incomes thereof.
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F30Words repealed by Endowments and Glebe Measure 1976 (No. 4), Sch. 8
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F31S. 56 repealed by Endowments and Glebe Measure 1976 (No. 4), Sch. 8
The [F32Church Commissioners] shall, for the purpose of enforcing payment of all profits and emoluments to be paid to them, and of obtaining possession of all lands, tithes, or other hereditaments vested in or accruing to them as aforesaid, and of recovering the rents and profits thereof, have and enjoy all rights, powers, and remedies, at law and in equity, which belonged or belong, or would belong or have belonged, to the holder of the deanery, canonry, prebend, dignity, or office, or the rector of the rectory, in respect of which such profits and emoluments, lands, tithes, and other hereditaments and endowments respectively are by or under the provisions of this Act to be paid or to accrue to and be vested in the said commissioners.
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F32Words substituted by virtue of Church Commissioners Measure 1947 (No. 2), s. 18(2)
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F33S. 58 repealed by Ecclesiastical Commissioners Act 1841 (c. 39), s. 18
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F34Ss. [1]–4, 8–15, 17, 18, 20–23, 25, 26, 28, 33, 41, 45, 46, 49–53, 59, 61, 63, 64, 66 and Sch. repealed by Cathedrals Measure 1963 (No. 2), Sch. 2
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F36Ss. [1]–4, 8–15, 17, 18, 20–23, 25, 26, 28, 33, 41, 45, 46, 49–53, 59, 61, 63, 64, 66 and Sch. repealed by Cathedrals Measure 1963 (No. 2), Sch. 2
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F37S. 62 repealed by Welsh Cathedrals Act 1843 (c. 77), s. 13
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F38Ss. [1]–4, 8–15, 17, 18, 20–23, 25, 26, 28, 33, 41, 45, 46, 49–53, 59, 61, 63, 64, 66 and Sch. repealed by Cathedrals Measure 1963 (No. 2), Sch. 2
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F39S. 65 repealed by Statute Law Revision Act 1966 (c. 5)
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F40Ss. [1]–4, 8–15, 17, 18, 20–23, 25, 26, 28, 33, 41, 45, 46, 49–53, 59, 61, 63, 64, 66 and Sch. repealed by Cathedrals Measure 1963 (No. 2), Sch. 2
Except as herein otherwise specified, all the monies and revenues to be paid to the [F41Church Commissioners], and all the rents and profits of the lands, tithes, and other hereditaments vested and to be vested in them the said commissioners by and under the authority of this Act, together with all accumulations of interest produced by and arising therefrom, shall be from time to time carried over by the said commissioners to [F41their general fund], and by payments or investments made out of such fund, or, if in any case it be deemed more expedient, by means of an actual conveyance and assignment of such lands, tithes, or other hereditaments, or of a portion thereof, additional provision shall be made [F42. . .] for the cure of souls in parishes where such assistance is most required, in such manner as shall [F42. . .] be deemed most conducive to the efficiency of the Established Church: F43...
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F41Words substituted by virtue of Church Commissioners Measure 1947 (No. 2), s. 18(2)
F42Words in s. 67 repealed (1.1.2001) by 2000 No. 1, s. 20, Sch. 8 Pt. I; Instrument dated 14.12.2000 made by the Archbishops of Canterbury and York
F43Words in s. 67 repealed (E.) (19.5.2014) by Church of England (Miscellaneous Provisions) Measure 2014 (No. 1), ss. 1(1), 21(2); S.I. 2014/1369, art. 2
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C3S. 67 extended by Ecclesiastical Commissioners Act 1860 (c. 124), s. 14; Ecclesiastical Commissioners (Sodor and Man) Measure 1930 (No. 5), s. 1 and Ecclesiastical Commissioners (Curate Grants) Measure 1946 (No. 1), s. 1(1)
C4S. 67 amended by Ecclesiastical Commissioners Act 1860 (c. 124, SIF 21:8), s. 12
By the authority herein-after provided, and for the purpose of fully carrying into effect any of the provisions of this Act or of the said first-recited Act, any sum of money which shall have been invested in the public funds, or in other security or securities, in trust for any ecclesiastical body corporate, aggregate or sole, may, upon an application in writing to the [F44Church Commissioners], under the hand and seal of such body corporate, and, in the case of any chapter, with the consent of the visitor thereof, be directed to be sold, and the same shall be sold accordingly; and the produce of such sale shall be applied to such purpose and in such manner as shall appear most conducive to the permanent benefit of such body corporate; and also, for any like purpose, and by the like authority, any arrangement may from time to time be made, with the consent in writing under the corporate seal of any bishop or chapter, for the sale, transfer, or exchange of any lands, tithes, or other hereditaments, belonging to the see of such bishop or to such chapter, or for the purchase of other lands, tithes, or other hereditaments in lieu thereof, or for substituting in any case any lands, tithes, or other hereditaments for any money payment.
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F44Words substituted by virtue of Church Commissioners Measure 1947 (No. 2), s. 18(2)
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C5S. 68 extended by Ecclesiastical Houses of Residence Act 1842 (c. 26), s. 8; excluded by Cathedrals Measure 1963 (No. 2), s. 53, Sch. 1
C6S.68 amended (30.6.1999) by 1999 No. 1, ss. 36(2)(6), 38(2)(3) (with ss. 33, 34, 37)
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F46Ss. 37, 70 and 77 repealed by Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1977 (c. 18) Sch. 1 Pt. V
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F47Ss. 32, 71, 72 and 74 repealed by Pastoral Measure 1968 (No. 1), Sch. 9 and Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1974 (c. 22), Sch. Pt. VII
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F49Ss. 32, 71, 72 and 74 repealed by Pastoral Measure 1968 (No. 1), Sch. 9 and Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1974 (c. 22), Sch. Pt. VII
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F50Ss. 75 and 78–82 repealed by Statute Law Revision Act 1964 (c. 79)
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F51S. 76 repealed (5.11.1993) by 1993 c. 50, s. 1(1), Sch. 1 Pt. VI
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F52Ss. 37, 70 and 77 repealed by Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1977 (c. 18) Sch. 1 Pt. V
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F53Ss. 75 and 78–82 repealed by Statute Law Revision Act 1964 (c. 79)
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F54Words substituted by virtue of Church Commissioners Measure 1947 (No. 2), s. 18(2)
F55S. 83 repealed (22.7.2004) by Statute Law (Repeals) Act 2004 (c. 14), Sch. 1 Pt. 6 Group 2(1)
When any such scheme shall be approved by her Majesty in council it shall be lawful for her Majesty in council to make an order or orders ratifying the same, and specifying the time or times when such scheme or the several parts thereof shall take effect, and to direct every such order to be registered by the registrar of each of the dioceses whereof the bishop, or within which any cathedral or collegiate church, dignitary, chapter, member of a chapter, officer, incumbent, or any other person or body corporate, may or shall be in any respect affected thereby.
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C7S. 84 applied by Cathedrals Measure 1963 (No. 2), s. 19(3)
C8S. 84 amended (30.6.1999) by 1999 No. 1, ss. 36(2)(6), 38(2)(3) (with ss. 33, 34, 37)
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F56S. 85 repealed (5.11.1993) by 1993 c. 50, s. 1(1), Sch. 1 Pt. VI
Every such order shall, as soon as may be after the making thereof by her Majesty in council, be published in the London Gazette; and so soon as any order in council made under the authority of this Act or of the first-recited Act shall be so gazetted, it shall in all respects, and as to all things therein contained, have and be of the same force and effect as if all and every part thereof were included in this Act.
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C9S. 86 applied (as modified by the Church Property (Miscellaneous Provisions) Measure 1960 (No. 1), s. 24) by Cathedrals Measure 1963 (No. 2), s. 19(3)
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F57S. 87 repealed (22.7.2004) by Statute Law (Repeals) Act 2004 (c. 14), Sch. 1 Pt. 6 Group 2(1)
The registrar of every diocese to whom any order of her Majesty in council made by virtue of this Act shall be delivered shall forthwith register the same in the registry of his diocese; and if any such registrar shall refuse or neglect to register any such order, he shall for every day during which he shall so offend forfeit twenty pounds; and if his offence shall continue for the space of three months, he shall forfeit his office, and it shall be lawful for the bishop of the diocese to appoint a successor thereto.
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C10S. 88 applied by Cathedrals Measure 1963 (No. 2), s. 19(3)
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F58S. 89 repealed (22.7.2004) by Statute Law (Repeals) Act 2004 (c. 14), Sch. 1 Pt. 6 Group 2(1)
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F59S. 90 repealed (22.7.2004) by Statute Law (Repeals) Act 2004 (c. 14), Sch. 1 Pt. 6 Group 2(1)
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F60S. 91 repealed by Ecclesiastical Commissioners Act 1850 (c. 94), s. 5
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In the construction of this Act the term “canon” shall be construed to mean only every residentiary member of chapter, except the dean, heretofore styled either prebendary canon, canon residentiary, or residentiary; F62. . ..
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F62Words in s. 93 repealed (5.11.1993) by 1993 c. 50, s. 1 (1), Sch. 1 Pt. VI
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