(1)In section 1 of the Ecclesiastical Offices (Age Limit) Measure 1975 (age limit for appointment to certain ecclesiastical offices), in subsection (1), for “subsection (2)” substitute “subsections (2) and (2A)”.
(2)After subsection (2) of that section, insert—
“(2A)Subsection (1) of this section shall not apply to an appointment made in reliance on regulation 29(1)(b) of the Ecclesiastical Offices (Terms of Service) Regulations 2009 (case where licensed office-holder has reached 70).”
(3)In regulation 29 of the Ecclesiastical Offices (Terms of Service) Regulations 2009 (fixed term appointments etc.), in paragraph (1), omit the words from “, and section 1(1)” to the end.