Can. 1530
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§ 1. Gratia ab auctoritate superiore denegata non potest ab auctoritate inferiore valide concedi, nisi auctoritas superior expresse consensit.
§ 2. Gratia ab aliqua auctoritate denegata non potest valide ab alia auctoritate aeque competenti aut auctoritate superiore concedi nulla facta in petitione denegationis mentione.
Wording unchanged since the Code took effect in 1991.
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