38 Amendments of the law relating to sequestrations.E
F1(1). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(2)The bishop of a diocese may with the consent of the [F2Diocesan Board of Finance] authorise the sequestrators of any benefice in the diocese, if they think fit, but subject to section 29 of this Measure, to grant a lease of any parsonage land belonging to the benefice for such period as the bishop may authorise, [F2and the provisions of section 59 of the Pluralities Act 1838 shall not apply in relation to any such lease].
(3)[F3Except where a period of suspension of presentation immediately follows a period during which the benefice has been vacant, the sequestrators of a vacant benefice] shall at the close of the sequestration pay the balance in their hands, as certified by the bishop or some person duly authorised by him, to the [F2Diocesan Board of Finance], and the [F2Diocesan Board of Finance] shall allocate the amount received to the income account of the diocesan stipends fund.
(4)(5). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F4
Textual Amendments
F1S. 38(1) repealed (22.7.2004) by Statute Law (Repeals) Act 2004 (c. 14), Sch. 1 Pt. 6 Group 2(2)
F2Words in s. 38(2)(3) substituted (1.1.2001) by 2000 Measure No. 1, s. 8, Sch. 5 para. 11; Instrument dated 14.12.2000 made by the Archbishops of Canterbury and York
F3Words in s. 38(3) substituted (1.6.1992) by Church of England (Miscellaneous Provisions) Measure 1992 (No. 1), s. 17(1), Sch. 3 para. 16; Instrument dated 27.5.1992 made by the Archbishops of Canterbury and York
F4S. 38(4)(5) repealed by Pastoral Measure 1983 (No. 1, SIF 21:4), s. 93, Sch. 9
Modifications etc. (not altering text)
C1The text of ss. 9, 18(4)(5), 35, 38(1), 41, 44, 47(1)(4), Sch. 5 and Sch. 8 is in the form in which it was originally enacted: it was not reproduced in Statutes in Force and does not reflect any amendments or repeals which may have been made prior to 1.2.1991