# Church of Scotland Courts Act 1863, Section 3: Provision in case of a minister being suspended.

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

When, by their final sentence upon a libel, a Presbytery or other church court shall suspend a minister from the discharge of the duties of his office for a term specified in the said sentence, it is hereby further declared and enacted, that it is and shall be held to be the right of the Presbytery to appoint a qualified assistant to discharge the said duties....

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/Vict/26-27/47/section/3 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/church-of-scotland-courts-act-1863/section-3
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