Search Legislation

Advanced Search

Care of Churches and Ecclesiastical Jurisdiction Measure 1991 (No. 1)

Status:

This is the original version (as it was originally enacted).

  1. Introductory Text

  2. Part I General Principle

    1. 1.Duty to have regard to church’s purpose

  3. Part III Care, Inspection and Accountability

    1. 2.Diocesan advisory committees

    2. 3.Amendment of Inspection of Churches Measure 1955

    3. 4.Duties of churchwardens as to recording of information about churches

    4. 5.Duties of churchwardens as to fabric etc. of churches

    5. 6.Provisions relating to trees in churchyards

    6. 7.Payment of expenses in connection with ruins

  4. Part III Ecclesiastical Jurisdiction

    1. 8.Amendment of Ecclesiastical Jurisdiction Measure 1963

    2. 9.Amendment of Ecclesiastical Judges and Legal Officers Measure 1976

    3. 10.Amendment of Ecclesiastical Fees Measure 1986

    4. 11.General provisions as to faculty jurisdiction

    5. 12.Grant of faculties, etc

    6. 13.Orders against persons responsible for defaults

    7. 14.Delegation to archdeacons of power to grant faculties

    8. 15.Consultation with diocesan advisory committees

    9. 16.Parties

    10. 17.Faculties for demolition of churches

    11. 18.Emergency demolition of churches

    12. 19.Meaning of “church”

  5. Part IVV Miscellaneous and General

    1. 20.Discussion and reporting of defaults

    2. 21.Deposit of articles in places of safety

    3. 22.Power of bishop to remove legal effects of consecration

    4. 23.Application of section 22 in relation to Crown land

    5. 24.Repeal of s.4 of Parish Notices Act 1837

    6. 25.Rule Committee

    7. 26.Functions of Rule Committee

    8. 27.Supplementary provisions as to rules

    9. 28.General provisions as to orders by bishops

    10. 29.Diocesan registrars' fees

    11. 30.Service of notices and orders

    12. 31.Interpretation

    13. 32.Amendments and repeals

    14. 33.Citation, commencement and extent

  6. SCHEDULES

    1. SCHEDULE 1

      Provisions to be included in Diocesan Advisory Committee Constitutions

      1. Name

        1. 1.The committee shall be known as the [name of diocese...

      2. Membership

        1. 2.The committee shall consist of a chairman, the archdeacons of...

        2. 3.The chairman shall be appointed by the bishop of the...

        3. 4.The other members shall be— (a) two persons appointed by...

        4. 5.In making appointments under paragraph 4(b) above, the bishop’s council...

        5. 6.The first appointment of the chairman and other members of...

        6. 7.The term of office of the chairman and any other...

        7. 8.A member of the committee who ceases to hold a...

        8. 9.A member of the committee who ceases to hold office...

        9. 10.Where a casual vacancy occurs among the chairman and other...

        10. 11.Any person appointed to fill a casual vacancy shall hold...

        11. 12.With the consent of the bishop of the diocese, the...

      3. Miscellaneous

        1. 13.The bishop of the diocese may appoint suitably qualified persons...

        2. 14.The secretary to the committee shall be appointed by the...

        3. 15.In this constitution “national amenity society” has the same meaning...

    2. SCHEDULE 2

      Functions of Diocesan Advisory Committee

      1. 1.The functions of a Diocesan Advisory Committee shall be—

      2. 2.The persons referred to in paragraph 1(a) above are—

    3. SCHEDULE 3

      Amendment of Inspection of Churches Measure 1955

      1. 1.The Inspection of Churches Measure 1955 shall be amended as...

      2. 2.In subsection (2) of section 1 (which provides for the...

      3. 3.After section 1 there shall be inserted the following sections:—...

      4. 4.In section 2 (which empowers the archdeacon to ensure the...

      5. 5.In section 6 (interpretation)— (a) after the definition of “the...

    4. SCHEDULE 4

      Amendment of Ecclesiastical Jurisdiction Measure 1963

      1. 1.The Ecclesiastical Jurisdiction Measure 1963 shall be amended as follows....

      2. 2.In section 2 (judge of consistory court)—

      3. 3.In section 3 (judges of the Arches and Chancery Courts)—...

      4. 4.In section 4 (appointment of deputy judges)—

      5. 5.In section 6 (jurisdiction of the consistory court) in subsection...

      6. 6.In section 7 (jurisdiction of Arches and Chancery Courts)—

      7. 7.In section 10 (jurisdiction of Court of Ecclesiastical Causes Reserved)—...

      8. 8.In section 47 (proceedings in Arches and Chancery Courts) for...

      9. 9.In section 60 (powers of courts and commissions in regard...

      10. 10.In section 66(1) (interpretation) in the definition of “prescribed” for...

      11. 11.In section 81 (evidence and general powers and rights of...

    5. SCHEDULE 5

      Amendment of Ecclesiastical Judges and Legal Officers Measure 1976

      1. 1.The Ecclesiastical Judges and Legal Officers Measure 1976 shall be...

      2. 2.In section 3 (office of registrar of a province)—

      3. 3.In section 4 (office of the registrar of a diocese)...

    6. SCHEDULE 6

      Amendment of Ecclesiastical Fees Measure 1986

      1. 1.The Ecclesiastical Fees Measure 1986 shall be amended as follows....

      2. 2.In section 5 (Legal Officers (Annual Fees) Orders)—

      3. 3.In section 6 (Ecclesiastical Judges and Legal Officers (Fees) Orders)—...

      4. 4.In section 10 (interpretation)— (a) in the definition of “ecclesiastical...

    7. SCHEDULE 7

      Minor and Consequential Amendments

      1. Faculty Jurisdiction Measure 1964

        1. 1.In section 4 of the Faculty Jurisdiction Measure 1964—

        2. 2.In section 6(1) of that Measure after the word “has”...

        3. 3.In section 15 of that Measure— (a) after the definition...

      2. Synodical Government Measure 1969

        1. 4.In Schedule 3 to the Synodical Government Measure 1969 (Church...

      3. Pastoral Measure 1983

        1. 5.In section 56(3) of the Pastoral Measure 1983 at the...

      4. Care of Cathedrals Measure 1990

        1. 6.In section 20(1) of the Care of Cathedrals Measure 1990...

    8. SCHEDULE 8

      Act and Measures Repealed

Back to top

Options/Help

Print Options

Close

Legislation is available in different versions:

Latest Available (revised):The latest available updated version of the legislation incorporating changes made by subsequent legislation and applied by our editorial team. Changes we have not yet applied to the text, can be found in the ‘Changes to Legislation’ area.

Original (As Enacted or Made): The original version of the legislation as it stood when it was enacted or made. No changes have been applied to the text.

Close

Opening Options

Different options to open legislation in order to view more content on screen at once

Close

More Resources

Access essential accompanying documents and information for this legislation item from this tab. Dependent on the legislation item being viewed this may include:

  • the original print PDF of the as enacted version that was used for the print copy
  • lists of changes made by and/or affecting this legislation item
  • confers power and blanket amendment details
  • all formats of all associated documents
  • correction slips
  • links to related legislation and further information resources
Close

More Resources

Use this menu to access essential accompanying documents and information for this legislation item. Dependent on the legislation item being viewed this may include:

  • the original print PDF of the as enacted version that was used for the print copy
  • correction slips

Click 'View More' or select 'More Resources' tab for additional information including:

  • lists of changes made by and/or affecting this legislation item
  • confers power and blanket amendment details
  • all formats of all associated documents
  • links to related legislation and further information resources