# The Patronage (Benefices) Rules 1987, Article 6: Failure to apply for Registration


If at the end of the registration period the registrar has received no acknowledgement from a prospective patron to whom he has sent a notice under rule 4(b) and no other person has claimed the right of patronage in question, the registrar shall send a second notice to the prospective patron giving him a further month within which to submit his acknowledgement of the notice and advising him that where no person is registered as the patron of a benefice the Measure provides that the Diocesan Board of Patronage for the diocese shall become the patron of that benefice and requires the registrar to register that Board as patron.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1987/773/article/6 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/patronage-benefices-rules-1987/article-6
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