12EAfter section 8 insert—
“8AVacancy in office: bishop to give directions
(1)This section applies where—
(a)an office in a parish is vacant, and
(b)no express provision for filling the vacancy is made by or under a Measure or Canon.
(2)The bishop of the diocese in which the parish is situated must give directions for the discharge of the functions of the holder of the office.”
Commencement Information
I1Sch. 2 para. 12 in force at 1.1.2020 by S.I. 2019/1460, art. 2