# The Faculty Jurisdiction Rules 2015, Rule 4.3: Initial advice from Diocesan Advisory Committee


(1) When the Diocesan Advisory Committee is consulted under rule 4.1(1)(a) it must consider whether it should give the intending applicants initial advice to assist them in relation to the works or proposals and, if not, whether it should proceed to give its final advice in accordance with rule 4.9 (notification of advice).
(2) In considering whether it should give the intending applicants initial advice the Diocesan Advisory Committee must, in particular, consider whether rule 4.4 (statements of significance and needs), rule 4.5 (consultation with Historic England, amenity societies etc.) or rule 4.6 (consultation with Church Buildings Council) applies.
(3) If the Diocesan Advisory Committee considers that rule 4.4 applies, it must ask the intending applicants to provide it with statements of significance and needs if they have not already done so.
(4) If the Diocesan Advisory Committee considers that rule 4.5 applies, it must advise the intending applicants as to which of the bodies mentioned in rule 4.5 must be consulted on the works or proposals unless a body has already been consulted on the works or proposals and its response is available to the Committee.
(5) If the Diocesan Advisory Committee considers that rule 4.6 applies, it must advise the intending applicants to consult the Church Buildings Council on such aspects of the works or proposals as the Committee considers fall to be considered by the Council under that rule unless the Council has already been consulted on them and its response is available to the Committee.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2015/1568/rule/4.3 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/faculty-jurisdiction-rules-2015/rule-4.3
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