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<Text>The CDM is repealed.</Text>
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<Text>In consequence of that, the following are repealed—</Text>
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<Text>in the <Citation URI="https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2005/4/contents" id="c00043" Class="UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct" Year="2005" Number="4" SectionRef="contents">Constitutional Reform Act 2005</Citation>, in <Citation URI="https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2005/4/schedule/17" id="c00044" Class="UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct" Year="2005" Number="4" SectionRef="schedule-17">Schedule 17</Citation>, <Citation URI="https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2005/4/schedule/17/paragraph/35" id="c00045" Class="UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct" Year="2005" Number="4" SectionRef="schedule-17-paragraph-35">paragraph 35</Citation> and the preceding cross-heading;</Text>
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<Text>in the <Citation URI="https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukcm/2007/1/contents" id="c00046" Class="UnitedKingdomChurchMeasure" Year="2007" Number="1" SectionRef="contents">Dioceses, Pastoral and Mission Measure 2007</Citation>, <Citation URI="https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukcm/2007/1/section/63" id="c00047" Class="UnitedKingdomChurchMeasure" Year="2007" Number="1" SectionRef="section-63">section 63</Citation><Citation URI="https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukcm/2007/1/section/63/subsection/7" id="c00048" Class="UnitedKingdomChurchMeasure" Year="2007" Number="1" SectionRef="section-63-subsection-7">(7)</Citation>;</Text>
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<Text>in the <Citation URI="https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukcm/2013/2/contents" id="c00049" Class="UnitedKingdomChurchMeasure" Year="2013" Number="2" SectionRef="contents">Clergy Discipline (Amendment) Measure 2013</Citation>, <Citation URI="https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukcm/2013/2/section/1" id="c00050" Year="2013" Number="2" StartSectionRef="section-1" EndSectionRef="section-8" Class="UnitedKingdomChurchMeasure">sections 1 to 8</Citation> and <Citation URI="https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukcm/2013/2/section/9" id="c00051" Class="UnitedKingdomChurchMeasure" Year="2013" Number="2" SectionRef="section-9">9</Citation><Citation URI="https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukcm/2013/2/section/9/subsection/1" id="c00052" Class="UnitedKingdomChurchMeasure" Year="2013" Number="2" SectionRef="section-9-subsection-1">(1)</Citation> and the Schedule;</Text>
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<Pnumber>d</Pnumber>
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<Text>in the <Citation URI="https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukcm/2016/1/contents" id="c00053" Class="UnitedKingdomChurchMeasure" Year="2016" Number="1" SectionRef="contents">Safeguarding and Clergy Discipline Measure 2016</Citation>, <Citation URI="https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukcm/2016/1/section/1" id="c00054" Class="UnitedKingdomChurchMeasure" Year="2016" Number="1" SectionRef="section-1">sections 1</Citation><Citation URI="https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukcm/2016/1/section/1" id="c00055" Year="2016" Number="1" StartSectionRef="section-1" EndSectionRef="section-1" Class="UnitedKingdomChurchMeasure">(1) to (8)</Citation> and <Citation URI="https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukcm/2016/1/section/7" id="c00056" Year="2016" Number="1" StartSectionRef="section-7" EndSectionRef="section-11" Class="UnitedKingdomChurchMeasure">7 to 11</Citation>;</Text>
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<Pnumber>e</Pnumber>
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<Text>in the <Citation URI="https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukcm/2018/3/contents" id="c00057" Class="UnitedKingdomChurchMeasure" Year="2018" Number="3" SectionRef="contents">Ecclesiastical Jurisdiction and Care of Churches Measure 2018</Citation>, in <Citation URI="https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukcm/2018/3/schedule/3" id="c00058" Class="UnitedKingdomChurchMeasure" Year="2018" Number="3" SectionRef="schedule-3">Schedule 3</Citation>, <Citation URI="https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukcm/2018/3/schedule/3/paragraph/11" id="c00059" Year="2018" Number="3" StartSectionRef="schedule-3" EndSectionRef="schedule-3" Class="UnitedKingdomChurchMeasure">paragraphs 11 to 13</Citation> and the preceding cross-heading;</Text>
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<Pnumber>f</Pnumber>
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<Text>in the <Citation URI="https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukcm/2018/4/contents" id="c00060" Class="UnitedKingdomChurchMeasure" Year="2018" Number="4" SectionRef="contents">Mission and Pastoral etc. (Amendment) Measure 2018</Citation>, in <Citation URI="https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukcm/2018/4/schedule" id="c00061" Class="UnitedKingdomChurchMeasure" Year="2018" Number="4" SectionRef="schedule">the Schedule</Citation>, <Citation URI="https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukcm/2018/4/schedule/paragraph/7" id="c00062" Class="UnitedKingdomChurchMeasure" Year="2018" Number="4" SectionRef="schedule-paragraph-7">paragraph 7</Citation> and the preceding cross-heading;</Text>
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<Pnumber>g</Pnumber>
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<Text>in the <Citation URI="https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukcm/2019/1/contents" id="c00063" Class="UnitedKingdomChurchMeasure" Year="2019" Number="1" SectionRef="contents">Church Representation and Ministers Measure 2019</Citation>, in <Citation URI="https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukcm/2019/1/schedule/2" id="c00064" Class="UnitedKingdomChurchMeasure" Year="2019" Number="1" SectionRef="schedule-2">Schedule 2</Citation>, <Citation URI="https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukcm/2019/1/schedule/2/paragraph/28" id="c00065" Class="UnitedKingdomChurchMeasure" Year="2019" Number="1" SectionRef="schedule-2-paragraph-28">paragraph 28</Citation> and the preceding cross-heading;</Text>
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<Pnumber>h</Pnumber>
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<Text>in the <Citation URI="https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukcm/2021/2/contents" id="c00066" Class="UnitedKingdomChurchMeasure" Year="2021" Number="2" SectionRef="contents">Cathedrals Measure 2021</Citation>, in <Citation URI="https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukcm/2021/2/schedule/4" id="c00067" Class="UnitedKingdomChurchMeasure" Year="2021" Number="2" SectionRef="schedule-4">Schedule 4</Citation>, <Citation URI="https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukcm/2021/2/schedule/4/paragraph/26" id="c00068" Class="UnitedKingdomChurchMeasure" Year="2021" Number="2" SectionRef="schedule-4-paragraph-26">paragraph 26</Citation> and the preceding cross-heading and Part 2;</Text>
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<Pnumber>i</Pnumber>
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<Text>in the <Citation URI="https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukcm/2021/3/contents" id="c00069" Class="UnitedKingdomChurchMeasure" Year="2021" Number="3" SectionRef="contents">Safeguarding (Code of Practice) Measure 2021</Citation>, <Citation URI="https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukcm/2021/3/section/2" id="c00070" Class="UnitedKingdomChurchMeasure" Year="2021" Number="3" SectionRef="section-2">section 2</Citation><Citation URI="https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukcm/2021/3/section/2/subsection/4" id="c00071" Class="UnitedKingdomChurchMeasure" Year="2021" Number="3" SectionRef="section-2-subsection-4">(4)</Citation>;</Text>
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<Pnumber>j</Pnumber>
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<Text>in the <Citation URI="https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukcm/2024/1/contents" id="c00072" Class="UnitedKingdomChurchMeasure" Year="2024" Number="1" SectionRef="contents">Church of England (Miscellaneous Provisions) Measure 2024</Citation>, <Citation URI="https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukcm/2024/1/section/9" id="c00073" Class="UnitedKingdomChurchMeasure" Year="2024" Number="1" SectionRef="section-9">sections 9</Citation><Citation URI="https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukcm/2024/1/section/9/subsection/3" id="c00074" Class="UnitedKingdomChurchMeasure" Year="2024" Number="1" SectionRef="section-9-subsection-3">(3)</Citation> and <Citation URI="https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukcm/2024/1/section/11" id="c00075" Class="UnitedKingdomChurchMeasure" Year="2024" Number="1" SectionRef="section-11">11</Citation><Citation URI="https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukcm/2024/1/section/11/subsection/3" id="c00076" Class="UnitedKingdomChurchMeasure" Year="2024" Number="1" SectionRef="section-11-subsection-3">(3)</Citation>, <Citation URI="https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukcm/2024/1/section/11/subsection/4" id="c00077" Class="UnitedKingdomChurchMeasure" Year="2024" Number="1" SectionRef="section-11-subsection-4">(4)</Citation> and <Citation URI="https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukcm/2024/1/section/11/subsection/5" id="c00078" Class="UnitedKingdomChurchMeasure" Year="2024" Number="1" SectionRef="section-11-subsection-5">(5)</Citation><Citation URI="https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukcm/2024/1/section/11/subsection/5" id="c00079" Class="UnitedKingdomChurchMeasure" Year="2024" Number="1" SectionRef="section-11-subsection-5">(c)</Citation> and <Citation URI="https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukcm/2024/1/section/11/subsection/5" id="c00080" Class="UnitedKingdomChurchMeasure" Year="2024" Number="1" SectionRef="section-11-subsection-5">(d)</Citation> and <Citation URI="https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukcm/2024/1/section/11/subsection/6" id="c00081" Class="UnitedKingdomChurchMeasure" Year="2024" Number="1" SectionRef="section-11-subsection-6">(6)</Citation>.</Text>
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<Text>The repeal in <InternalLink Ref="section-71-1" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukcm/2026/1/section/71/1" DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukcm/2026/1/section/71/1">subsection (1)</InternalLink> does not apply to the following provisions of the CDM—</Text>
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<Pnumber>a</Pnumber>
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<Text>in section 43(1) (interpretation), the definition of “the 1963 Measure”,</Text>
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<Pnumber>b</Pnumber>
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<Text>section 44 and Schedule 1 (amendments of EJM), and</Text>
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<Pnumber>c</Pnumber>
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<Text>section 48 (short title etc.).</Text>
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