{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/benefices-institution-appeals-rules-1988/article-11",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/benefices-institution-appeals-rules-1988/article-11.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/1988/1996",
  "legislation_title": "Benefices (Institution Appeals) Rules 1988",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/benefices-institution-appeals-rules-1988",
  "path": "article/11",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "11",
  "heading": "Consolidation",
  "text": "(1) This rule shall apply to appeals by both a patron and a presentee in respect of the same refusal by the bishop to institute the presentee to a benefice.\n(2) At any time before the hearing of any appeals to which this rule applies, the registrar may on the application of either of the appellants or of his own motion make an order consolidating the appeals.\n(3) For the purposes of these Rules, and subject to the terms on which any order under paragraph (2) of this rule is made—\n(a) the appeals to which this rule applies shall from the date of any such order be treated as a single appeal and the appellants shall be treated (except for the purpose of service on them) as a single appellant; and\n(b) any statement of refusal, pleading or rule 9 document served or lodged before that date by or served before that date on either of the appellants shall be treated as served or lodged by or served on them both.\n(4) If at any time any appeals to which this rule applies have not been consolid-ated under paragraph (2) of this rule, the registrar shall serve on the appellant in each appeal—\n(a) a copy of any pleading or rule 9 document lodged with the registrar in connection with the appeal by the other appellant; and\n(b) a copy of any leave granted or order made under rule 10 in the appeal by the other appellant.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1988/1996/article/11",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T15:54:50.194989+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}