{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/parochial-church-councils-powers-measure-1956/section-8",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/parochial-church-councils-powers-measure-1956/section-8.json",
  "legislation": "ukcm/Eliz2/4-5/3",
  "legislation_title": "Parochial Church Councils (Powers) Measure 1956",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/parochial-church-councils-powers-measure-1956",
  "path": "section/8",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "8",
  "heading": "Accounts of the council.",
  "text": "(1) Every council shall furnish to the annual parochial church meeting for discussion the financial statements of the council for the financial year immediately preceding the meeting.\n(2) The financial year referred to in subsection (1) above shall be such period as may be prescribed and the financial statements referred to in that subsection shall be prepared in the prescribed form, audited or independently examined as prescribed and published and displayed in the prescribed manner.\n(3) In subsection (2) above “ prescribed ” means specified by the Church Representation Rules or by regulations made under those Rules.",
  "extent": "E",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "S. 8 substituted (1.6.2005) by Church of England (Miscellaneous Provisions) Measure 2005 (No. 3), ss. 4, 11(2); S.I. 2005/2, Instrument made by Archbishops"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Words in s. 8(3) substituted (1.1.2020) by Church Representation and Ministers Measure 2019 (No. 1), s. 1(3), Sch. 2 para. 11; S.I. 2019/1460, art. 2"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C1",
      "text": "S. 8 excluded by Cathedrals Measure 1963 (No. 2) s. 12(4)(b)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukcm/Eliz2/4-5/3/section/8",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T20:23:48.721918+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."
}