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					<dc:identifier>http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/Vict/48-49/54/section/2</dc:identifier><dc:title>Pluralities Acts Amendment Act 1885</dc:title><dc:description>An Act to amend the Law relating to Pluralities.</dc:description><dc:date>1977-12-01</dc:date><dc:type>text</dc:type><dc:format>text/xml</dc:format><dc:language>en</dc:language><dc:publisher>Statute Law Database</dc:publisher><dc:modified>2018-09-11</dc:modified><dc:contributor>Expert Participation</dc:contributor><dct:valid>2018-07-01</dct:valid>
					
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				</ukm:Metadata><Primary><Body DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/Vict/48-49/54/body" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/Vict/48-49/54/body" NumberOfProvisions="10" RestrictStartDate="2018-07-01"><P1group RestrictExtent="E" RestrictStartDate="1992-06-01"><Title> Construction and interpretation.</Title><P1 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/Vict/48-49/54/section/2" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/Vict/48-49/54/section/2" id="section-2"><Pnumber>2</Pnumber><P1para><Text>This Act shall be construed as one with the <CommentaryRef Ref="c7370491"/>Pluralities Act 1838 (herein-after referred to as “<Term id="term-the-first-mentioned-act">the first-mentioned Act</Term>”) <CommentaryRef Ref="c7370501"/>. . . as <CommentaryRef Ref="c7370501"/>. . . amended by this Act.</Text></P1para><P1para><Text> . . . <CommentaryRef Ref="c7370521"/></Text></P1para></P1></P1group></Body></Primary><Commentaries><Commentary id="c7370491" Type="M"><Para><Text><Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1838/106" id="c00001" Year="1838" Class="UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct" Number="106">1838 c. 106</Citation>. </Text></Para></Commentary><Commentary id="c7370501" Type="F"><Para><Text>Words in <CitationSubRef id="c00002" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/Vict/48-49/54/section/2" SectionRef="section-2">s. 2</CitationSubRef> repealed (Provinces of Canterbury and York except Channel Islands and Isle of Man) (1.6.1992) by <Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukcm/1992/1" id="c00003" Class="UnitedKingdomChurchMeasure" Year="1992" Number="1" Title="Church of England (Miscellaneous Provisions) Measure 1992">Church of England (Miscellaneous Provisions) Measure 1992 (No. 1)</Citation>, <CitationSubRef id="c00004" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukcm/1992/1/section/17/2" CitationRef="c00003" SectionRef="section-17-2">s. 17(2)</CitationSubRef>, <CitationSubRef id="c00005" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukcm/1992/1/schedule/4/part/I" Operative="true" CitationRef="c00003" SectionRef="schedule-4-part-I">Sch. 4 Pt. I</CitationSubRef>;<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukci/1992-05-27" id="c00006" Class="UnitedKingdomChurchInstrument" Year="1992" Date="1992-05-27">Instrument dated 27.5.1992 made by Archbishops of Canterbury and York</Citation>.</Text></Para></Commentary><Commentary id="c7370521" Type="F"><Para><Text>Words repealed by <Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukcm/1926/8" id="c00007" Class="UnitedKingdomChurchMeasure" Year="1926" Number="8" Title="Benefices (Ecclesiastical Duties) Measure 1926">Benefices (Ecclesiastical Duties) Measure 1926 (No. 8)</Citation></Text></Para></Commentary></Commentaries></Legislation>