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Article 6 Where the registered patron cannot be found or where it is impracticable to serve notice on the registered patron personally

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In any case where the diocesan registrar of the diocese in which the benefice is situated is satisfied that a registered patron cannot be found:

(a)

the diocesan registrar may (if the missing registered patron is one of joint registered patrons) direct that the other registered patrons of the benefice shall represent the missing registered patron for the purposes of the Measure and of these Rules; or

(b)

the diocesan registrar shall (in any other case) direct that the Diocesan Board of Patronage for the diocese concerned shall represent the missing registered patron for the purposes of the Measure and of these Rules.