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Saving as to the services and ecclesiastical jurisdiction of the church.
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13. Provided always, . . . that nothing in this Act contained shall affect or be construed to affect the celebration of divine service according to the rites and ceremonies of the United Church of England and Ireland by ministers of the said church, in any place hitherto used for such purpose, or being now or hereafter duly consecrated or licensed by any archbishop or bishop or other person lawfully authorized to consecrate or license the same, or to affect the jurisdiction of the archbishops or bishops or other persons exercising lawful authority in the church of the United Kingdom over the said church, according to the rules and discipline of the same and to the laws and statutes of the realm; but such jurisdiction shall remain and continue as if this Act had not passed.
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