8 Church, etc. to be vested in [F1Diocesan Board of Finance] for certain purposes where fee simple is in abeyance.U.K.
(1)Where [F1any ecclesiastical property is vested in the incumbent of a benefice which is vacant, it ] shall for the purposes of a compulsory acquisition of the property under any enactment be treated as being vested in the [F1Diocesan Board of Finance for the diocese in which the land is situated ], and any notice to treat shall be served, or be deemed to have been served, accordingly.
(2)In this section “ecclesiastical property” means land being or forming part of a church subject to the jurisdiction of a bishop of any diocese (other than the diocese of Sodor and Man) or the site of such a church, or being or forming part of a burial ground subject to such jurisdiction, and “land” includes anything falling within any definition of that expression in the enactment under which the purchase is authorised.
Textual Amendments
F1Words in s. 8 substituted (1.10.2006) by Church of England (Miscellaneous Provisions) Measure 2006 (No. 1), ss. 11, 16(2); 2006 No. 2, Instrument made by Archbishops