# Local Government, Planning and Land Act 1980, Section 169: Ecclesiastical property.

Extent: E+W

(1) Where any ecclesiastical property is vested in the incumbent of a benefice which is vacant, it shall be treated for the purposes of a compulsory acquisition of the property under this Part of this Act as being vested in the Diocesan Board of Finance for the diocese in which the land is situated, and any notice to treat shall be served, or be deemed to have been served, accordingly.
(2) Where under this Part of this Act any notice, other than a notice to treat, is required to be served on an owner of land, and the land is ecclesiastical property, a like notice shall be served on the Diocesan Board of Finance for the diocese in which the land is situated.
(3) This section does not extend to Scotland.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1980/65/section/169 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/local-government-planning-and-land-act-1980/section-169
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