{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/faculty-jurisdiction-rules-1992/article-7",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/faculty-jurisdiction-rules-1992/article-7.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/1992/2882",
  "legislation_title": "Faculty Jurisdiction Rules 1992",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/faculty-jurisdiction-rules-1992",
  "path": "article/7",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "7",
  "heading": "Referral from the Archdeacon to the Chancellor",
  "text": "(1) An archdeacon shall decline to exercise jurisdiction in a cause of faculty where\n(a) he is the minister of the parish to which the petition relates, or\n(b) he has been personally involved with the petitioners in relation to the subject matter of the petition or otherwise to such an extent that he deems it inappropriate to act in the matter\nin which event he shall inform the registrar prior to the allocation of the petition to him, or if this is not practicable he shall as soon as possible return the petition and accompanying papers to the registrar who shall immediately endorse the petition as one to be dealt with by the chancellor.\n(2) An archdeacon may for any reason decline to exercise his jurisdiction in any cause of faculty and may in respect of a petition otherwise falling within his jurisdiction, return the petition to the registrar with a request that the petition or any matter raised in it be referred to the chancellor for decision or advice.\n(3) If an archdeacon becomes aware of any matter for which a faculty is required and he considers that the matter\n(a) needs to be dealt with as a matter of urgency without reference to the advisory committee for advice in accordance with section 15(2) of the Measure, or\n(b) may necessitate the issue of an injunction, the making of a restoration order or the grant of any interim faculty pending the final determination of the matter, or\n(c) gives rise to any question as to the payment of costs or expenses,\nthen whether or not a petition has been lodged he shall inform the registrar who shall immediately refer the matter to the chancellor to be dealt with by him and the chancellor may give such licence or other directions in respect of the said matter on such terms or conditions as he thinks fit.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1992/2882/article/7",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T14:11:42.975346+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."
}