The Faculty Jurisdiction (Care of Places of Worship) Rules 2000

  1. Introductory Text

  2. PART I PRELIMINARY

    1. 1.Citation and Commencement

    2. 2.Interpretation

  3. PART II PETITION AND PUBLIC NOTICE

    1. 3.Petitioner

    2. 4.Seeking Advisory Committee Advice

    3. 5.Submission of Petition

    4. 6.Petition for Partial Demolition or Demolition

    5. 7.Public Notice of Petition for a Faculty

  4. PART III MATTERS WITHIN THE ARCHDEACON'S JURISDICTION

    1. 8.Allocation to the Archdeacon

    2. 9.Referral from the Archdeacon to the Chancellor

    3. 10.Referral by the Registrar to the Chancellor

    4. 11.Register of Petitions

  5. PART IV MATTERS WITHIN THE CHANCELLOR'S JURISDICTION

    1. 12.Matters for Chancellor

    2. 13.Requirements as to Notice of Petition

    3. 14.Advice of Advisory Committee

    4. 15.Consultation with the Council for the Care of Churches

    5. 16.Objections to Petition

    6. 17.Unopposed Petition

    7. 18.Further pleadings

    8. 19.Directions

    9. 20.Time and Place of Hearing

    10. 21.Evidence

    11. 22.Petition for Partial Demolition or Demolition

    12. 23.Evidence of Council for the Care of the Churches

    13. 24.English Heritage

    14. 25.Judge’s Witness

    15. 26.Disposal of Proceedings by Written Representation

    16. 27.Issue of Faculty after opposed proceedings

  6. PART V MISCELLANEOUS AND GENERAL

    1. 28.Corporate or Unincorporated Bodies

    2. 29.Appointment of person to act for Archdeacon

    3. 30.Appointment of Person to sit as clerk of the court in place of registrar

    4. 31.Service of Document

    5. 32.General Provisions

    6. 33.Non-compliance and setting aside

    7. 34.Procedural Questions

    8. 35.Adjournment of Hearing

    9. 36.Departure from Forms in Appendix C

    10. 37.Injunctions and Restoration Orders

  7. Signature

    1. APPENDIX A

      Archdeacon’s Jurisdiction in Faculty Matters

    2. APPENDIX B

      Consultation with English Heritage, any National Amenity Society and the Local Planning Authority

    3. APPENDIX C

      1. Form No 1. Diocesan Advisory Committee Certificate

      2. Form No 2. Petition for Faculty

      3. Form No 3. Public Notice

      4. Form No 4. Particulars of Objection to Petition for Faculty

      5. Form No 5. Faculty

      6. Form No 6. Certificate of Completion of Works authorised by Faculty

      7. Form No 7. Notice by Registrar to Secretary of Diocesan Advisory Committee for Register of Petitions

      8. Form No 8. Notice by Registrar requesting advice from the Council for the Care of Churches

      9. Form No 9. Application to give Evidence by Member of Council for the Care of Churches or by English Heritage

      10. Form No 10. Application by person other than Member of Council for the Care of Churches to give Evidence

      11. Form No 11. Instrument of appointment of person to act for Archdeacon

  9. Explanatory Note