Miscellaneous Provisions relating to the Courts and the JudgesE
12 Consistory, Arches and Chancery Courts to be unaffected by vacation of sees.E
The vacation of the see of Canterbury or of the see of York shall not render the Arches Court of Canterbury or the Chancery Court of York unable to exercise their respective jurisdictions nor shall the vacation of those sees or the see of the bishop of any other diocese render any consistory court[F1, Vicar-General’s court or disciplinary tribunal] unable to exercise its jurisdiction, and subject to the provisions of subsection (3) of section two of this Measure no such vacancy shall affect the discharge by the judges[F2, members or officers of any such court or tribunal] as aforesaid of their functions.
Textual Amendments
F1Words in s. 12 inserted (1.1.2006) by Clergy Discipline Measure 2003 (No. 3), s. 48(2), Sch. 1 para. 5(a) (with s. 47); S.I. 2005/6, Instrument made by Archbishops
F2Words in s. 12 substituted (1.1.2006) by Clergy Discipline Measure 2003 (No. 3), s. 48(2), Sch. 1 para. 5(b) (with s. 47); S.I. 2005/6, Instrument made by Archbishops
13 Certain judges to be ex officio officials principal.E
(1)The Dean of the Arches and Auditor shall, by virtue of his office, be the Official Principal of the archbishop of Canterbury and the Official Principal of the archbishop of York in their respective capacities of Metropolitans and shall also be Master of the Faculties to the archbishop of Canterbury.
(2)The chancellor of a diocese shall by virtue of his office be the Official Principal of the bishop of that diocese.