http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukcm/1983/1/bodyPastoral Measure 1983 (repealed)A MEASURE passed by The General Synod of The Church of England to consolidate with minor amendments the Pastoral Measure 1968, the Pastoral (Amendment) Measure 1982 and related enactments, which are designed to make better provision for the cure of souls.1983-05-09texttext/xmlenStatute Law Database2018-08-25Expert Participation2012-07-01
Pastoral Measure 1983s. 81(2)(a)Constitutional Reform Act 2005Sch. 4 para. 159(2)(a)s. 148(1)Pastoral Measure 1983s. 26(1)Ecclesiastical Offices (Terms of Service) Measure 2009Sch. 2 para. 6s. 9s. 13(2)Pastoral Measure 1983Sch. 4 para. 1Ecclesiastical Offices (Terms of Service) Measure 2009Sch. 2 para. 10s. 9s. 13(2)Pastoral Measure 1983Sch. 4 para. 4Ecclesiastical Offices (Terms of Service) Measure 2009Sch. 2 para. 12s. 9s. 13(2)Pastoral Measure 1983Sch. 4 para. 5Ecclesiastical Offices (Terms of Service) Measure 2009Sch. 2 para. 13s. 9s. 13(2)
Part I Procedure for making Pastoral Schemes and Orders<CommentaryRef Ref="key-3a6eace6e91c7c6e272df679fd6a9969"/> Pastoral committees Constitution and procedure of pastoral committees.1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Duties of pastoral committees.2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Conventional districts2A. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Formulation and submission to bishop of draft proposals.3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Approval by bishop of draft proposals.4. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amendment of proposals and preparation of draft scheme or order by Commissioners.5. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Notice and publication of draft schemes or orders.6. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amendment of draft schemes or orders.7. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Making of schemes or orders.8. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Appeals to the Privy Council9. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Transmission of copies of Order in Council or order.10. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Validity and operation of schemes and orders.11. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .<CommentaryRef Ref="key-3a6eace6e91c7c6e272df679fd6a9969"/> Modified procedure for schemes and orders affecting more than one diocese Limited extension of diocesan proposals and schemes to other dioceses.12. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Joint pastoral committees.13. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .<CommentaryRef Ref="key-3a6eace6e91c7c6e272df679fd6a9969"/> Supplementary Power of bishop to formulate and submit proposals on certain matters.14. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Withdrawal of scheme or order at request of bishop.15. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Supplementary powers of Commissioners and pastoral committees.16. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Part II Contents and Effect of Pastoral Schemes and Orders<CommentaryRef Ref="key-3a6eace6e91c7c6e272df679fd6a9969"/> Changes in benefices, parishes, extra-parochial places, archdeaconries and deaneries Creation, alteration or dissolution of benefices, parishes and extra-parochial places.17. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Holding of benefices in plurality.18. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Archdeaconries and deaneries.19. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .<CommentaryRef Ref="key-3a6eace6e91c7c6e272df679fd6a9969"/> Team and group ministries Establishment of team ministries.20. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Team ministries established under 1968 Measure.20A. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Establishment of group ministries.21. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Termination and alteration of team ministries and group ministries.22. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .<CommentaryRef Ref="key-3a6eace6e91c7c6e272df679fd6a9969"/> Other provisions as to clergy and ministry Status and duties of new benefices.23. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Designation, selection and admission of certain incumbents.24. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Operation of schemes dispossessing clergy or dissolving archdeaconries or deaneries.25. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Compensation of clergy.26. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .<CommentaryRef Ref="key-3a6eace6e91c7c6e272df679fd6a9969"/> Churches, churchyards and parsonage houses Provisions as to parish churches.27. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Redundant churches.28. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Places of worship.29. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Use of certain churchyards and burial grounds.30. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Parsonage houses.31. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Patronage32. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .<CommentaryRef Ref="key-3a6eace6e91c7c6e272df679fd6a9969"/> Endowments, stipends and other remuneration Provisions as to endowments, income, <Abbreviation Expansion="et cetera" xml:lang="la">etc.</Abbreviation>33. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .<CommentaryRef Ref="key-3a6eace6e91c7c6e272df679fd6a9969"/> Provisions as to sinecures Sinecure rectories and chapelries.34. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .<CommentaryRef Ref="key-3a6eace6e91c7c6e272df679fd6a9969"/> Pastoral schemes affecting more than one diocese Limited extension of pastoral schemes to other dioceses.35. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Schemes for the alteration of diocesan boundaries.36. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .<CommentaryRef Ref="key-3a6eace6e91c7c6e272df679fd6a9969"/> Pastoral orders Powers exercisable by pastoral order.37. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .<CommentaryRef Ref="key-3a6eace6e91c7c6e272df679fd6a9969"/> Supplementary Supplementary provisions of pastoral schemes and orders.38. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amendment and revocation of pastoral schemes and orders.39. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Application of Schedule 3 containing supplementary provisions and powers.40. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Part III Redundant Churches<CommentaryRef Ref="key-3a6eace6e91c7c6e272df679fd6a9969"/> Appointment of statutory bodies for purposes relating to redundant churches Appointment of Advisory Board for Redundant Churches.41. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Functions of mission and pastoral committee concerning buildings closed for regular public worship42. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Commissioners to appoint Committee with duties in respect of redundant churches.43. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Appointment of Redundant Churches Fund.44. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Power to establish new body to replace the Advisory Board and the Redundant Churches Fund45. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .<CommentaryRef Ref="key-3a6eace6e91c7c6e272df679fd6a9969"/> Redundancy provisions in pastoral church buildings schemes Provision by pastoral church buildings scheme for appropriation or demolition of redundant church to be replaced by new church.46. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Other provision by pastoral church buildings scheme for redundant church.47. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No other cases to be dealt with by pastoral church buildings scheme.48. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .<CommentaryRef Ref="key-3a6eace6e91c7c6e272df679fd6a9969"/> Redundancy schemes Use seeking period49. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Procedure for making redundancy schemes.50. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Contents of redundancy schemes.51. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Application of remainder of proceeds of sales and other disposals52. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Orders of Commissioners determining or varying payments to Redundant Churches Fund.53. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Redundancy schemes in respect of churches closed or demolished otherwise than under this Measure.54. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Schemes under Charities Act 1960 for redundant chapels belonging to charities.55. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Churches not to be closed or disposed of otherwise than under this Measure.56. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .<CommentaryRef Ref="key-3a6eace6e91c7c6e272df679fd6a9969"/> Amendment and revocation of redundancy schemes and redundancy provisions in pastoral church buildings schemes Amendment of redundancy schemes and provisions.57. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Restoration of redundant building to use as a church building.58. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .<CommentaryRef Ref="key-3a6eace6e91c7c6e272df679fd6a9969"/> Vesting of property and other supplementary provisions Vesting of property.59. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rights of way and other easements.60. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Acquisition of rights of way and other easements60A. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Removal of legal effects of consecration of buildings and land.61. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Power to impose and enforce covenants.62. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Trusts for the repair etc. of redundant buildings and contents.63. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Disposal of font, communion table and plate, and other contents.64. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Disposal of human remains.65. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .<CommentaryRef Ref="key-3a6eace6e91c7c6e272df679fd6a9969"/> Preservation of redundant churches by Secretary of State Transfer of redundant churches to Secretary of State.66. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Part IV Miscellaneous, Administrative and General<CommentaryRef Ref="key-3a6eace6e91c7c6e272df679fd6a9969"/> Restrictions on presentation Suspension of presentation for period not exceeding five years.67. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .During suspension period sequestration of profits, appointment of priest in charge and management of property68. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Restrictions on presentation pending the making of pastoral schemes and orders.69. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Modification of Patronage (Benefices) Measure 1986 where presentation is suspended or restricted70. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72 Suspension of new rights of patronage.73. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .<CommentaryRef Ref="key-3a6eace6e91c7c6e272df679fd6a9969"/> Miscellaneous provisions Priest in charge to replace incumbent as trustee of certain charities during vacancy in benefice, etc.74. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Induction in one parish church.75. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Grant of land for new churches <Abbreviation Expansion="Et cetera" xml:lang="la">etc</Abbreviation> and vesting of certain churches.76. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .<CommentaryRef Ref="key-3a6eace6e91c7c6e272df679fd6a9969"/> Administrative provisions Diocesan pastoral accounts.77. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Payment of expenses from diocesan pastoral accounts, and application of other moneys therein.78. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Temporary maintenance account.78A. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Power of Commissioners to determine boundaries.79. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Power of Commissioners to determine questions relating to patronage.80. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Power of Commissioners to seek information and give advice80A. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Application to benefices in the patronage of the Crown or Duke of Cornwall.81. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Patrons who are minors.82. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Provisions as to notices and other documents.83. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Provisions where there is no parochial church council, incumbent, etc.84. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .<CommentaryRef Ref="key-3a6eace6e91c7c6e272df679fd6a9969"/> General provisions Pluralities not to be authorised except under Measure.85. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Meaning of “benefice” and “parish”.86. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . General interpretation.87. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Saving for planning legislation.88. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Provisions as to guild churches.89. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Churches, etc. affected by private and local Acts.90. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Preservation of amendment of section 5(3) of the Parsonages Measure 1938.91. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Transitional provisions.92. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repeals.93. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Short title, extent and commencement.94. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Measure repealed (1.7.2012) by Mission and Pastoral Measure 2011 (No. 3), s. 112(3), Sch. 9 (with ss. 100, 105(4), 107, 108(6), Sch. 8); 2012 No. 1, art. 2