Team and Group Ministries Measure 1995

17 Church of England (Miscellaneous Provisions) Measure 1992

(1) Section 1 of the [1992 No. 1.] Church of England (Miscellaneous Provisions) Measure 1992 (sequestration) shall have effect subject to the following amendments.

(2) In subsection (1) after the word “shall” (where it first appears) there shall be inserted the words “, subject to subsection (1A) below,”.

(3) After subsection (1) there shall be inserted—

“(1A) In the case of a benefice in respect of which a team ministry is established, subsection (1) above shall have effect as if for the words “rural dean” there were substituted the words “ministers in the team ministry”:

Provided that the bishop of the diocese concerned, if he considers that any of the ministers in the team ministry should not be a sequestrator of the benefice, may direct accordingly.

(1B) In subsection (1A) above “minister” in relation to a team ministry means a person—

(a) who is a vicar in the team ministry; or

(b) to whom a special responsibility for pastoral care in respect of a part of the benefice has been assigned under section 20(8A) of the Pastoral Measure 1983, that part of the benefice not being a part in respect of which a special cure of souls has been assigned to a vicar in the team ministry by a scheme under that Measure or by his licence from the bishop.”.