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The legal status of each organisation varies by country, province, state, county, territory and municipality. In both
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as the essential identifier. Like the Order, St John
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owns the brand name in most countries (with the notable exception of India, which has a St John
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was founded in 1952. In recent years, more national Saint John societies, not directly linked to the
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