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Cowper-temple clause. S. 14(2) of the (English) Elementary Education Act, 1870 (33 & 34 Vict. c. 75), whereby 'no religious catechism or religious formulary, which is distinctive of any particular denomination,' migh tbe taught in a scholl provided by a School Board, and therefore may not be taught in any of the schools provided by local education authorities who have succeeded the School Boards. Re-enacted by the (English) Education Act, 1921 (11 & 12 Geo. 5, c. 51), s. 28 (2).