# Dioceses, Pastoral and Mission Measure 2007, Paragraph 9


(1) A scheme shall provide for transferring to the bishop of a diocese, or to the diocesan board of patronage thereof, any right of patronage of a benefice which by virtue of the scheme is to become a benefice in that diocese, being a right which immediately before the commencement of the scheme was vested in the bishop, or the diocesan board of patronage, of another diocese affected by the scheme.
(2) A scheme may also provide for appointing a new person or the holder of an existing office to replace any person who holds office in a diocese or cathedral and who is a registered patron in relation to such a benefice or one of a number of such patrons or who is a trustee of such a right of patronage or a member of a corporate body holding such a right.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukcm/2007/1/schedule/2/paragraph/9 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/dioceses-pastoral-and-mission-measure-2007/schedule-2/paragraph-9
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