Dioceses, Pastoral and Mission Measure 2007 No. 1

Valid from 11/06/2008

Part III E Procedure for making pastoral schemes and orders and pastoral church buildings schemes

Introduction E

23 Amendment of Part I of Pastoral Measure 1983 E

(1) Part I of the 1983 Measure shall have effect subject to the amendments set out in this Part of this Measure.

(2) Any provision in a pastoral scheme for the closure of a church for regular public worship shall be known as a declaration of closure for regular public worship and a scheme containing any such declaration shall be known as a pastoral church buildings scheme.

(3) Sections 24 to 34 below contain amendments to the said Part I so as to apply it to pastoral schemes or pastoral orders and recommendations or proposals for such schemes or orders which do not contain a declaration of closure of a church for regular public worship.

(4) Sections 35 to 39 below contain amendments to the said Part I so as to apply it to pastoral church buildings schemes and recommendations or proposals for such schemes.