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

1991 No. 1

ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS

  1. Part I

    General Principle

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

  2. Part II

    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.

  3. 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”.

  4. Part IV

    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.

    1. Schedule 1

      Provisions to be included in Diocesan Advisory Committee Constitutions.

    2. Schedule 2

      Functions of Diocesan Advisory Committee.

    3. Schedule 3

      Amendment of Inspection of Churches Measure 1955.

    4. Schedule 4

      Amendment of Ecclesiastical Jurisdiction Measure 1963.

    5. Schedule 5

      Amendment of Ecclesiastical Judges and Legal Officers Measure 1976.

    6. Schedule 6

      Amendment of Ecclesiastical Fees Measure 1986.

    7. Schedule 7

      Minor and Consequential Amendments.

    8. Schedule 8

      Act and Measures Repealed.

A Measure passed by the General Synod of the Church of England to make provision as to the care of churches and the lands and articles appertaining thereto and of documents of historic interest to the Church of England; to amend the law relating to the inspection of churches; to amend the law relating to ecclesiastical courts, commissions, judges and registrars; to make further provision as to the grant of faculties; to enable bishops to remove the legal effects of consecration; to repeal section 4 of the Parish Notices Act 1837; and for purposes connected therewith.

[25th July 1991]