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Statute Law (Repeals) Measure 2018

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Statute Law (Repeals) Measure 2018

2018 No. 1

A Measure passed by the General Synod of the Church of England to repeal certain enactments of ecclesiastical law which (except in so far as their effect is preserved) are no longer of practical utility.

[10th May 2018]

1Repeals

The enactments specified in the Schedule are repealed or revoked to the extent specified in the second column of that Schedule.

2Short title, commencement and extent

(1)This Measure may be cited as the Statute Law (Repeals) Measure 2018.

(2)This section comes into force on the day on which this Measure is passed.

(3)Section 1 and the Schedule come into force on such day as the Archbishops of Canterbury and York may by order jointly appoint; and different days may be appointed for different purposes.

(4)The Archbishops of Canterbury and York may by order jointly make transitional, transitory or saving provision in connection with the commencement of a provision of the Schedule.

(5)The power to make an order under subsection (3) or (4) is exercisable by statutory instrument; and the Statutory Instruments Act 1946 applies to an order under that subsection as if it had been made by a Minister of the Crown and as if this Measure were an Act of Parliament.

(6)This Measure extends to—

(a)the whole of the province of Canterbury, except the Channel Islands (but see subsection (7)), and

(b)the whole of the province of York, including the Isle of Man so far as this Measure repeals any enactment which extends to the Isle of Man (subject to subsection (8)).

(7)This Measure may be applied to the Channel Islands, or either of them, in accordance with the Channel Islands (Church Legislation) Measures 1931 and 1957; and a reference in this section to the Channel Islands or either of them has the same meaning as a reference in those Measures to the Islands or either of them.

(8)The repeal in Part 1 of the Schedule of section 18(1) of the Dioceses Measure 1978 does not extend to the Isle of Man.

Section 1

SCHEDULEREPEALS

PART 1CLERGY

ReferenceExtent of repeal
Suffragan Bishops Act 1534 (26 Hen 8 c. 14)Section 5.
Simony Act 1588 (31 Eliz 1 c. 6)Sections 4 and 5 in so far as they impose a penalty by reference to the value of an ecclesiastical living.
Queen Anne’s Bounty Act 1714 (1 Geo 1 St 2 c. 10)The whole Act.
Ecclesiastical Commissioners Act 1836 (6 & 7 Will 4 c. 77)The whole Act.
Sodor and Man Act 1838 (1 & 2 Vict. c. 30)The whole Act.
Ecclesiastical Commissioners Act 1840 (3 & 4 Vict c. 113)Section 35.
Ecclesiastical Commissioners Act 1841 (4 & 5 Vict c. 39)Section 12.
Lecturers and Parish Clerks Act 1844 (7 & 8 Vict c. 59)Sections 1 and 4.
Colonial Bishops Act 1853 (16 & 17 Vict c. 49)The whole Act.
Church of England (Miscellaneous Provisions) Measure 1976 (No. 3)

In section 1—

(a)

in subsection (1), the words from “, and in particular” to the end, and

(b)

subsection (6).

In the Schedule, Part 1.
Dioceses Measure 1978 (No. 1)Section 18(1).

PART 2BENEFICES

Main repeals

ReferenceExtent of repeal
Pluralities Act 1838 (1 & 2 Vict c. 106)

The whole Act, except--

(a)

section 36,

(b)

section 59,

(c)

in section 124, the words from “where the term “benefice” is used” to the end,

(d)

section 132, and

(e)

section 133.

Ecclesiastical Commissioners Act 1841 (4 & 5 Vict c. 39)Section 24.
Residence of Incumbents Act 1869 (32 & 33 Vict c. 109)The whole Act.
Sequestration Act 1871 (34 & 35 Vict c. 45)The whole Act.
Pluralities Acts Amendment Act 1885 (48 & 49 Vict c. 54)The whole Act.

Consequential repeals

PART 3ECCLESIASTICAL PROPERTY

Consequential repeals

ReferenceExtent of repeal
Agriculture Act 1947 (c.48)Section 82(2).
Common Informers Act 1951 (c. 39)In the Schedule, the entry for the Ecclesiastical Leases Act 1836.
Universities and College Estates Act 1964 (c. 51)Section 1(1).
Administration of Justice Act 1965 (c. 2)In Schedule 1, the entry for the Ecclesiastical Houses of Residence Act 1842.
Administration of Justice Act 1982 (c. 53)Section 46(2)(a)(ii).
Cathedrals Measure 1999 (No. 1)

In section 36(2)—

(a)

the entry for the Ecclesiastical Leases Act 1836, and

(b)

the entry for the Ecclesiastical Leases (Amendment) Act 1836.

Constitutional Reform Act 2005 (c. 4)In Schedule 4, paragraphs 10 to 12 and the preceding cross-heading.
In Schedule 11, paragraph 8 and the preceding cross-heading.
Charities Act 2011 (c. 25)

In section 105—

(a)

in subsection (7), paragraph (a) and the following “or”, and

(b)

in subsection (8), “other than the Ecclesiastical Leases Act 1836,”.

PART 4ECCLESIASTICAL JURISDICTION AND FEES

Main repeals

ReferenceExtent of repeal
Ecclesiastical Jurisdiction Measure 1963 (No. 1)In section 46(1), the words from “Provided that” to the end.
Ecclesiastical Judges and Legal Officers Measure 1976 (No. 2)Section 1(3).
Section 6.
Ecclesiastical Fees Measure 1986 (No. 2)In Schedule 2, paragraphs 2 to 4.
Church of England (Legal Aid) Measure 1994 (No. 3)Section 5.

Consequential repeal

ReferenceExtent of repeal
Care of Places of Worship Measure 1999 (No. 2)Section 3(3).

PART 5CHURCH REPRESENTATION

Main repeals

ReferenceExtent of repeal
Parsonages Measure 1938 (No. 3)Section 12.
Inspection of Churches Measure 1955 (No. 1)Section 4.
Ecclesiastical Fees Measure 1986 (No. 2)

In Schedule 1—

(a)

in paragraph 1, “or, if there is no parochial church council, the incumbent or minister”, and

(b)

in paragraph 2(a), “(if any)”.

Church of England (Miscellaneous Provisions) Measure 1992 (No. 1)Section 4(2).
Churchwardens Measure 2001 (No. 1)Section 14.
Schedule 1.
Mission and Pastoral Measure 2011 (No. 3)Section 68(10).

In section 103—

(a)

subsection (1), and

(b)

in subsection (4), “or a particular parish had no parochial church council or no churchwardens,”.

Consequential repeals

ReferenceExtent of repeal
Care of Places of Worship Measure 1999 (No. 2)In section 3(4), “, 4”.
Church of England (Miscellaneous Provisions) Measure 2005 (No. 3)In Schedule 1, paragraph 7.

PART 6SERVICES

ReferenceExtent of repeal
Admission to Holy Communion Measure 1972 (No. 1)The whole Measure.

PART 7CHURCH COMMISSIONERS

ReferenceExtent of repeal
Ecclesiastical Commissioners Act 1840 (3 & 4 Vict c. 113)Sections 84, 86 and 88.
Ecclesiastical Commissioners Act 1860 (23 & 24 Vict c. 124)Section 13.
In section 14, the words from “; but this enactment” to the end.
Church of England (Miscellaneous Provisions) Measure 2000 (No. 1)Section 1.

PART 8EDUCATION, &C.

PART 9CATHEDRALS

ReferenceExtent of repeal
Cathedrals Measure 1976 (No.1)Section 8.
Cathedrals Measure 1999 (No.1)

In section 38—

(a)

subsections (1) to (3), and

(b)

in subsection (4), the words from “and any order” to “a cathedral” and the words “or 15(2)” and “, respectively”.

Schedule 1.

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