Care of Cathedrals Measure 1990 (No. 2) (repealed)

13 Inventories, etc. U.K.

[F1 (1) It shall be the duty of the Chapter of a cathedral to compile and maintain an inventory of all objects the property in which is vested in the corporate body or which are in the possession or custody of the corporate body or to whose possession or custody the corporate body is entitled which the fabric advisory committee considers to be of architectural, archaeological, artistic or historic interest in accordance with rules made under section 26 of the Care of Churches and Ecclesiastical Jurisdiction Measure 1991 (1991 No. 1).

(1A) The compilation of the inventory under subsection (1) above shall be completed within such period as the Commission, after consultation with the Chapter and the fabric advisory committee, determines, being such period as it considers reasonable, having regard to the particular circumstances of each case, and different periods may be specified by the Commission for different parts of the inventory.

(1B) The Chapter shall make an annual report to the fabric advisory committee on the contents of the inventory or on progress made in compiling the inventory, which shall, in particular, certify the accuracy of the inventory or any part of it which has been compiled and describe any alterations which have been made to the inventory during the twelve months preceding the report.

(1C) The first annual report required by subsection (1B) above shall be made within the period of twelve months beginning with the date of the coming into force of section 13 of the Care of Cathedrals (Amendment) Measure 2005.]

(2) It shall be the duty of the fabric advisory committee of a cathedral church to designate those objects included in the inventory compiled and maintained for the cathedral church under subsection (1) above which the committee considers, after consultation with the Commission, to be of outstanding architectural, archaeological, artistic or historic interest.

(3) It shall be the duty of the [F2 Chapter of a cathedral ] to prepare a plan indicating the extent of the land surrounding the cathedral church of which the fee simple is vested in the [F3 corporate body] and to complete the preparation of that plan before the expiration of the period of two years beginning with the date on which this section comes into force, and the [F2 administrator] shall send the plan to the Commission.

(4) On receiving a plan prepared by the [F2 Chapter] under subsection (3) above, the Commission shall, after consultation with the [F2 Chapter], indicate thereon the precinct of the cathedral church for the purposes of this Measure [F4 which shall consist of so much of the land referred to in subsection (3) above as, in the opinion of the Commission, is necessary to preserve or protect the architectural, archaeological, artistic or historic character of the cathedral church and of any buildings of architectural, archaeological, artistic or historic interest associated with it and of any archaeological remains associated with or situated in, under or near to the cathedral church or any such buildings and the setting of the cathedral church and any such buildings and remains; and in implementing the requirements of this subsection the Commission shall have regard to the context in which the cathedral church and any such buildings have developed over time].

[F5 (5) The Chapter shall keep the plan prepared under subsection (3) above up to date and shall notify the Commission of any changes made to it, whereupon the Commission shall, after consultation with the Chapter, make any alterations to the precinct indicated on the plan which it considers appropriate, having regard to subsection (4) above.

(6) The Commission may, after consultation with the Chapter, make such alterations to the precinct indicated on the plan prepared under subsection (3) above as it considers appropriate, having regard to subsection (4) above.]

Textual Amendments

F1 S. 13(1)-(1C) substituted (1.1.2008) for s. 13(1) by Care of Cathedrals (Amendment) Measure 2005 (No. 2), ss. 13(1), 20(3); 2007 No. 2, Instrument made by Archbishops

F2 Words in Measure substituted by 1999 No. 1, s. 36(1A) (as inserted (1.1.2008) by Care of Cathedrals (Amendment) Measure 2005 (No. 2), s. 20(3), Sch. 3 para. 10); 2007 No. 2, Instrument made by Archbishops

F3 Words in s. 13(3) substituted (1.1.2008) by Care of Cathedrals (Amendment) Measure 2005 (No. 2), ss. 13(2), 20(3); 2007 No. 2, Instrument made by Archbishops

F4 Words in s. 13(4) added (1.1.2008) by Care of Cathedrals (Amendment) Measure 2005 (No. 2), ss. 13(3), 20(3); 2007 No. 2, Instrument made by Archbishops

F5 S. 13(5)(6) added (1.1.2008) by Care of Cathedrals (Amendment) Measure 2005 (No. 2), ss. 13(4), 20(3); 2007 No. 2, Instrument made by Archbishops