{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/faculty-jurisdiction-rules-2015/rule-3.7",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/faculty-jurisdiction-rules-2015/rule-3.7.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/2015/1568",
  "legislation_title": "The Faculty Jurisdiction Rules 2015",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/faculty-jurisdiction-rules-2015",
  "path": "rule/3.7",
  "kind": "rule",
  "number": "3.7",
  "heading": "Jurisdiction of consistory court",
  "text": "(1) The fact that a matter may be undertaken without a faculty under this Part does not prevent the court from exercising its jurisdiction in respect of the matter.\n(2) The court may accordingly grant a faculty or make an order which permits the undertaking of the matter (whether subject to conditions or otherwise) or restricts or prevents the undertaking of the matter.\n(3) A matter may not be undertaken without a faculty under this Part if undertaking that matter would be in breach of—\n(a) any condition subject to which a faculty has been granted,\n(b) the terms of any injunction or restoration order, or\n(c) the terms of any undertaking given to the court.",
  "extent": "E",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Rule 3.7(1)(2) substituted (1.4.2020) by The Faculty Jurisdiction (Amendment) Rules 2019 (S.I. 2019/1184), rules 1(2), 5(c)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Rule 3.7 heading substituted (1.4.2020) by The Faculty Jurisdiction (Amendment) Rules 2019 (S.I. 2019/1184), rules 1(2), 5(c)"
    },
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "Rule 3.7 in force at 1.1.2016, see rule 28.1(2)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2015/1568/rule/3.7",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-28T23:33:22.575744+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."
}