{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/incumbents-vacation-of-benefices-rules-1994/article-17",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/incumbents-vacation-of-benefices-rules-1994/article-17.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/1994/703",
  "legislation_title": "Incumbents (Vacation of Benefices) Rules 1994",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/incumbents-vacation-of-benefices-rules-1994",
  "path": "article/17",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "17",
  "heading": "Statement by bishop",
  "text": "(1) The bishop concerned shall—\n(a) within twenty-eight days after the constitution of the tribunal, send to the tribunal a written statement explaining the circumstances which led him to give instructions for the institution of the enquiry; and\n(b) send a copy of it to the incumbent concerned and to the archdeacon responsible for presenting the case.\n(2) The incumbent concerned may within twenty-eight days after such copy is supplied to him, send comments thereon in writing to the tribunal and, if he does so, shall send a copy of his comments to the archdeacon responsible for presenting the case.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1994/703/article/17",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T13:37:18.986661+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."
}