The Faculty Jurisdiction Rules 2000

  1. Introductory Text

  2. PART I PRELIMINARY

    1. 1.Citation, Commencement and Revocation

    2. 2.Interpretation

  3. PART II PETITION AND PUBLIC NOTICE

    1. 3.Seeking Advisory Committee Advice

    2. 4.Submission of Petition

    3. 5.Petition for Partial Demolition or Demolition

    4. 6.Public Notice of Petition for a Faculty

  4. PART III MATTERS WITHIN THE ARCHDEACON'S JURISDICTION

    1. 7.Allocation to the Archdeacon

    2. 8.Referral from the Archdeacon to the Chancellor

    3. 9.Temporary Re-ordering

    4. 10.Referral by the Registrar to the Chancellor

    5. 11.Register of Petitions

  5. PART IV MATTERS WITHIN THE CHANCELLOR'S JURISDICTION

    1. 12.Matters for Chancellor

    2. 13.Requirements as to Notice of Petition

    3. 14.Advice of Advisory Committee

    4. 15.Consultation with the Council for the Care of Churches

    5. 16.Objections to Petition

    6. 17.Unopposed Petition

    7. 18.Further pleadings

    8. 19.Directions

    9. 20.Time and Place of Hearing

    10. 21.Evidence

    11. 22.Petition for Partial Demolition or Demolition

    12. 23.Evidence of Council for the Care of the Churches

    13. 24.English Heritage

    14. 25.Judge’s Witness

    15. 26.Disposal of Proceedings by Written Representation

    16. 27.Issue of Faculty after opposed proceedings

  6. PART V MISCELLANEOUS AND GENERAL

    1. 28.Appointment of person to act for Archdeacon

    2. 29.Removal of article to place of safety

    3. 30.Appointment of person to sit as clerk of the court in place of the registrar

    4. 31.Service of Document

    5. 32.General Provisions

    6. 33.Non-Compliance and Setting Aside

    7. 34.Procedural Questions

    8. 35.Adjournment of hearing

    9. 36.Departure from Forms in Appendix C

    10. 37.Application

    11. 38.Transitional Provisions

  7. Signature

    1. APPENDIX A

      Archdeacon’s Jurisdiction in Faculty Matters

    2. APPENDIX B

      Consultation with English Heritage, any National Amenity Society and the Local Planning Authority

    3. APPENDIX C

      1. Form No 1. Diocesan Advisory Committee Certificate

      2. Form No 2. Petition

      3. Form No 3. Public Notice and Notice of Objection

      4. Form No 4. Particulars of Objection to Petition for Faculty

      5. Form No 5. Faculty

      6. Form No 6. Certificate of Completion of Works authorised by Faculty

      7. Form No 7. Licence for Temporary Re-ordering

      8. Form No 8. Notice by Registrar to Secretary of Diocesan Advisory Committee for Register of Petitions

      9. Form No 9. Notice requesting advice from the Council for the Care of Churches

      10. Form No 10. Application by Member of Council for the Care of Churches or by English Heritage to give Evidence

      11. Form No 11. Application by person other than Member of Council for the Care of Churches to give Evidence

      12. Form No 12. Instrument of appointment of person to act for Archdeacon

      13. Form No 13. Order requiring immediate removal of an article to a place of safety

      14. Form No 14. Notice inviting representations about removal of an article to place of safety

      15. Form No 15. Order following a Notice given in Form No 14

      16. Form No 16. Application to Diocesan Advisory Committee/Petition for Faculty for work concerning trees.

  9. Explanatory Note