Church of Scotland (Property and Endowments) Amendment Order Confirmation Act 1995

Repeals and amendments

2 (1) In section 36 of the Act of 1925 (requirements of parish to be first charge on endowments), the words beginning “in the first place” and ending “part of a general fund at the disposal of the General Assembly or any body to which the General Assembly may delegate the necessary powers” are repealed and replaced by “for such ends, uses and purposes as the General Assembly, or any body to which the General Assembly may delegate the necessary powers, may direct”.

(2) In subsection (2) of section 3 of the Act of 1933 (non-statutory properties and endowments of quoad sacra parishes), the words “and to the approval of the presbytery of the bounds” are repealed; the words beginning “to apply the proceeds” and ending “fully met” are repealed and replaced by “the proceeds thereof”; and the words in proviso (ii) “, with the like approval of the presbytery of the bounds and of the kirk session of the parish concerned,” are repealed.

(3) In section 6 of the Act of 1933 (power to dispose of certain churches and manses erected under the [1844 c. 44.] New Parishes (Scotland) Act 1844), the words beginning “in the first place” and ending “fully met shall be applied” are repealed.

(4) In section 8 of the Act of 1933 (application of properties and endowments on suppression or union of quoad sacra parishes), the words in subsection (1) “, subject to the provisions of section thirty-six of the principal Act,” are repealed; and the words in subsection (2) beginning “, in the first place” and ending “fully met shall be applied” are repealed.