{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/churchwardens-measure-2001/section-8",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/churchwardens-measure-2001/section-8.json",
  "legislation": "ukcm/2001/1",
  "legislation_title": "Churchwardens Measure 2001",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/churchwardens-measure-2001",
  "path": "section/8",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "8",
  "heading": "Vacation of office",
  "text": "(1) The office of churchwarden of a parish shall be vacated if—\n(a) the name of the person concerned is removed from the church electoral roll of the parish under Rule 4 of the Church Representation Rules; or\n(b) the name of the person concerned is not on a new church electoral roll of the parish prepared under rule Rule 7 of those Rules; or\n(c) the churchwarden becomes disqualified under section 2(1), (1A), (2) or (3) above.\n(1A) Where the office of churchwarden is vacated under subsection (1)(c) on a person being disqualified under section 2(2)(a), the person may resume the office if the disqualification is waived under section 2(3A) and if the office has remained vacant.\n(2) For the purposes of this section a person who has been chosen for the office of churchwarden but has not yet been admitted to that office shall be deemed to hold that office, and the expressions “office” and “churchwarden” shall be construed accordingly.",
  "extent": "E",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Words in s. 8(1)(a) substituted (1.1.2020) by Church Representation and Ministers Measure 2019 (No. 1), s. 1(3), Sch. 2 para. 26(a); S.I. 2019/1460, art. 2"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Words in s. 8(1)(b) substituted (1.1.2020) by Church Representation and Ministers Measure 2019 (No. 1), s. 1(3), Sch. 2 para. 26(b); S.I. 2019/1460, art. 2"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F3",
      "text": "Word in s. 8(1)(c) inserted (1.1.2017) by Safeguarding and Clergy Discipline Measure 2016 (No. 1), ss. 2(7), 12(3); S.I. 2016/1213, art. 2"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F4",
      "text": "S. 8(1A) inserted (1.1.2017) by Safeguarding and Clergy Discipline Measure 2016 (No. 1), ss. 2(8), 12(3); S.I. 2016/1213, art. 2"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C1",
      "text": "S. 8(1)(c) applied (1.3.2019) by Church of England (Miscellaneous Provisions) Measure 2018 (No. 7), ss. 13(4), 17(3); S.I. 2019/67, art. 2(1)(l)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukcm/2001/1/section/8",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T20:22:42.430047+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."
}