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Care of Churches and Ecclesiastical Jurisdiction Measure 1991

1991 ukcm 1 · Enacted 25 July 1991 · Extends to England

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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] I1

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Commencement

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This Measure not in force at Royal Assent see s. 33(2); Measure wholly in force at 1.3.1993 seeInstrument dated 16.2.1993 made by the Archbishops of Canterbury and York.

Contents

  1. Part I: GENERAL PRINCIPLE Repealed
  2. 1Duty to have regard to church’s purpose. Repealed
  3. Part II: CARE, INSPECTION AND ACCOUNTABILITY Repealed
  4. 2Diocesan advisory committees. Repealed
  5. 3Amendment of Inspection of Churches Measure 1955. Repealed
  6. 4Duties of churchwardens as to recording of information about churches. Repealed
  7. 5Duties of churchwardens as to fabric etc. of churches. Repealed
  8. 6Provisions relating to trees in churchyards. Repealed
  9. 7Payment of expenses in connection with ruins. Repealed
  10. Part III: ECCLESIASTICAL JURISDICTION
  11. 8Amendment of Ecclesiastical Jurisdiction Measure 1963.
  12. 9Amendment of Ecclesiastical Judges and Legal Officers Measure 1976. Repealed
  13. 10Amendment of Ecclesiastical Fees Measure 1986. Repealed
  14. 11General provisions as to faculty jurisdiction. Repealed
  15. 12Grant of faculties, etc. Repealed
  16. 13Orders against persons responsible for defaults. Repealed
  17. 14Powers of archdeacons. Repealed
  18. 15Consultation with diocesan advisory committees. Repealed
  19. 16Parties. Repealed
  20. 17Faculties for demolition of churches. Repealed
  21. 18Emergency demolition of churches. Repealed
  22. 18AErection of buildings on disused burial grounds Repealed
  23. 18BPower of Rule Committee to prescribe matters not requiring a faculty Repealed
  24. 18CPower of chancellor to make further provision Repealed
  25. 19Meaning of “church”. Repealed
  26. Part IV: MISCELLANEOUS AND GENERAL
  27. 20Discussion and reporting of defaults. Repealed
  28. 21Deposit of articles in places of safety. Repealed
  29. 22Power of bishop to remove legal effects of consecration. Repealed
  30. 23Application of section 22 in relation to Crown land. Repealed
  31. 24Repeal of s.4 of Parish Notices Act 1837. Repealed
  32. 25Rule Committee. Repealed
  33. 26Functions of Rule Committee. Repealed
  34. 27Supplementary provisions as to rules. Repealed
  35. 28General provisions as to orders by bishops. Repealed
  36. 29Diocesan registrars’ fees. Repealed
  37. 30Service of notices and orders. Repealed
  38. 31Interpretation. Repealed
  39. 32Amendments and repeals.
  40. 33Citation, commencement and extent.
  41. Schedule 1: PROVISIONS TO BE INCLUDED IN DIOCESAN ADVISORY COMMITTEE CONSTITUTIONS
  42. Name
  43. 1Paragraph 1
  44. Membership
  45. 2Paragraph 2
  46. 3Paragraph 3
  47. 4Paragraph 4
  48. 5Paragraph 5
  49. 6Paragraph 6
  50. 7Paragraph 7
  51. 8Paragraph 8
  52. 9Paragraph 9
  53. 10Paragraph 10
  54. 11Paragraph 11
  55. 12Paragraph 12
  56. Miscellaneous
  57. 13Paragraph 13
  58. 14Paragraph 14
  59. 15Paragraph 15
  60. Schedule 2: FUNCTIONS OF DIOCESAN ADVISORY COMMITTEE
  61. 1Paragraph 1
  62. 2Paragraph 2
  63. Schedule 3: AMENDMENT OF INSPECTION OF CHURCHES MEASURE 1955
  64. 1Paragraph 1
  65. 2Paragraph 2
  66. 3Paragraph 3
  67. 4Paragraph 4
  68. 5Paragraph 5
  69. Schedule 4: AMENDMENT OF ECCLESIASTICAL JURISDICTION MEASURE 1963
  70. 1Paragraph 1
  71. 2Paragraph 2 Repealed
  72. 3Paragraph 3
  73. 4Paragraph 4 Repealed
  74. 5Paragraph 5 Repealed
  75. 6Paragraph 6 Repealed
  76. 7Paragraph 7 Repealed
  77. 8Paragraph 8
  78. 9Paragraph 9
  79. 10Paragraph 10
  80. 11Paragraph 11
  81. Schedule 5: AMENDMENT OF ECCLESIASTICAL JUDGES AND LEGAL OFFICERS MEASURE 1976 Repealed
  82. 1Paragraph 1 Repealed
  83. 2Paragraph 2 Repealed
  84. 3Paragraph 3 Repealed
  85. Schedule 6: AMENDMENT OF ECCLESIASTICAL FEES MEASURE 1986 Repealed
  86. 1Paragraph 1 Repealed
  87. 2Paragraph 2 Repealed
  88. 3Paragraph 3 Repealed
  89. 4Paragraph 4 Repealed
  90. Schedule 7: MINOR AND CONSEQUENTIAL AMENDMENTS
  91. ...
  92. 1Paragraph 1 Repealed
  93. 2Paragraph 2 Repealed
  94. 3Paragraph 3 Repealed
  95. Synodical Government Measure 1969
  96. 4Paragraph 4
  97. Pastoral Measure 1983
  98. 5Paragraph 5 Repealed
  99. ...
  100. 6Paragraph 6 Repealed
  101. Schedule 8ACT AND MEASURES REPEALED