24 Interpretation of Part II.U.K.
(1)Subject to subsections (2) and (3) below, in this Part of this Measure, except in sections 7(4) and 10, any reference to a registered patron, in relation to any vacancy in a benefice in respect of which there is more than one patron registered under this Measure, shall be construed as a reference to the registered patron whose turn it is, according to the information in the register of patrons on the date on which the vacancy occurs, to present on that vacancy.
(2)In a case where the functions of the registered patron of a benefice in relation to a vacancy in the benefice are to be discharged by the holder of an office or the donee of a power of attorney, any reference in this Part of this Measure (except in sections 8, 9(1) to (4) and 21) to the registered patron shall (subject to subsection (3) below) be construed as a reference to that office-holder or donee as the case may be.
(3)In sections [F111, 12 and 16A] of this Measure any reference to the registered patron of a benefice (except the reference in section 11(2)(b)) shall in a case where the functions of the patron in relation to a vacancy in the benefice are to be discharged by a representative be construed as a reference to that representative, and in [F1sections 13 and 16A] of this Measure any reference to the registered patron of a benefice shall, in a case where the registered patron, being an individual, has appointed a body mentioned in section 8(7) of this Measure or another individual to discharge those functions, be construed as a reference to that body or that other individual, as the case may be.
(4)In this Part of this Measure, except in section 8, “representative”, in relation to a registered patron, means—
(a)in the case of a registered patron who is an individual, the individual appointed under section 8(1)(b), (3) or (6);
(b)in the case of a registered patron which is a body of persons, the individual appointed under section 8(2);
(c)in the case of a registered patron which is an office, the individual appointed under section 8(4) or (6);
(d)in a case where the functions of a registered patron are to be discharged by the donee of a power of attorney, the individual appointed under section 8(5) or (6).
(5)In this Part of this Measure “parish representative” has the meaning assigned to it by section 11(7) of this Measure.
Textual Amendments
F1Words in s. 24(3) substituted (1.1.2015) by Church of England (Miscellaneous Provisions) Measure 2014 (No. 1), ss. 12(3), 21(2); S.I. 2014/2077, art. 2(2)