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Unions of Parishes shall not be made by Bishops without Consent of the Lord Lieutenant in Council.
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XXI. And be it further enacted, That from and after the passing of this Act any Archbishop or Bishop of any Diocese in Ireland who shall unite any Two or more Benefices or Parishes together, shall within Fourteen Days after making the Order of such Union, report the same, together with the Reasons for making such Union, to the Lord Lieutenant in Council; and if such Union be not disapproved by the Lord Lieutenant in Council within Six Weeks from the Date of such Order being received at the Council Office in Dublin Castle, such Union shall be valid and effectual to all Intents and Purposes whatsoever; but that all and every Archiepiscopal or Episcopal Union of Benefices or Parishes which shall not be so reported, or which shall be within such Period as aforesaid disapproved by the Lord Lieutenant in Council, shall be null and void, without any Suit, Judgment, or Process of Law.
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