Care of Cathedrals (Amendment) Measure 2005

14 Reports and inspections of cathedral architects or surveyors of the fabric

For section 14 of the 1990 Measure there shall be substituted the following section—

“14 Reports and inspections by cathedral architects or surveyors of the fabric

(1) Subject to subsection (3) below, it shall be the duty of the Chapter of a cathedral to arrange during the period of five years beginning with the date on which this section comes into force and during every subsequent period of five years, for the cathedral architect or surveyor of the fabric, in consultation with the cathedral archaeologist (if any), to make a report in writing to the Chapter on any works which the architect or surveyor of the fabric considers will need to be carried out in relation to the cathedral church and any ancillary building and on the urgency with which the architect or surveyor of the fabric considers that they should be carried out; and a copy of that report shall be sent to the Commission.

(2) Subject to subsection (3) below, the reports referred to in subsection (1) above shall be based upon such inspection or inspections of the fabric of the cathedral church and any ancillary building as the cathedral architect or surveyor of the fabric considers necessary to enable the architect or surveyor of the fabric to fulfil the requirements of subsection (1) above.

(3) The first report referred to in subsection (1) above made by a cathedral architect or surveyor of the fabric appointed after the date of the coming into force of section 14 of the Care of Cathedrals (Amendment) Measure 2005 shall be based on a full and detailed inspection of the cathedral church and any ancillary building and shall be made within the period of two years beginning with the date of the appointment.

(4) In its application to a cathedral architect or surveyor of the fabric appointed after the first date referred to in subsection (3) above, subsection (1) above shall have effect so that the second and subsequent reports of the architect or surveyor of the fabric shall be made during the period of five years beginning with the date of the first report and every subsequent period of five years.

(5) The cathedral architect or surveyor of the fabric shall, within the period of twelve months beginning with the date of the coming into force of section 14 of the Care of Cathedrals (Amendment) Measure 2005 and annually thereafter make, in consultation with the architect or surveyor appointed under section 20 of the Cathedrals Measure 1999 (if a different person) and the cathedral archaeologist (if any), a report in writing to the Chapter containing a summary of any works to the cathedral church and any ancillary building carried out during the preceding year, an account of progress made in giving effect to the recommendations made in the reports referred to in subsection (1) above and any other matters which the cathedral architect or surveyor of the fabric considers to be relevant to the care and conservation of the cathedral church.

(6) In this section “ancillary building” means any building which the Chapter may from time to time specify, being a building attached to or adjacent to the cathedral church and used for purposes ancillary to the use of the cathedral church, but excluding any building used wholly or mainly for residential purposes.”.