Section 12 Where patronage vested in the Crown, who to be deemed the patron.

Whenever the patronage of any benefice to which the provisions of the said Acts are applicable shall be vested in Her Majesty, the Lord High Treasurer or First Lord Commissioner of the Treasury for the time being where the value of such benefice is above the yearly value of twenty pounds in the King’s books, and, where such value is of or below the yearly value of twenty pounds in the King’s books, the Lord Chancellor or Lord Keeper or First Lord Commissioner of the Great Seal for the time being, shall for the purposes of the said Acts be substituted instead of the patron: Provided nevertheless, that if such patronage is vested in Her Majesty in right of the Duchy of Lancaster, the Chancellor for the time being of such Duchy shall for the purposes of the said Acts be substituted instead of the patron.