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Paragraph 4

In section 2 (which empowers the archdeacon to ensure the inspection of churches every five years)—

(a)

in subsection (1) for the words “an architect” there shall be substituted the words “ a qualified person ”;

(b)

at the end there shall be inserted the following subsection:—

“(3)

For the purposes of this section any reference to a church shall be construed as including a reference to any movable article in a church which the archdeacon concerned, after consultation with the advisory committee, considers to be—

(a)

of outstanding architectural, artistic, historic or archaeological value; or

(b)

of significant monetary value; or

(c)

at special risk of being stolen or damaged.”