Property
21Acquisition of land
1
The Chapter of a cathedral may not acquire land unless it has obtained the consent of the Church Commissioners.
2
Consent under this section is not required for the acquisition of land by gift.
3
The Chapter of a cathedral may disclaim land which it would otherwise acquire by gift, but only if it has obtained the consent of the Church Commissioners.
4
The Church Commissioners may by order except from subsection (1)—
a
transactions relating to land forming part of an estate specified in the order;
b
transactions of a class, or relating to property of a class, specified in the order.
5
A statement in writing by the Church Commissioners that the requirements of this section with respect to the acquisition have been complied with is conclusive evidence of that fact.
6
A statement in a document sealed by the Chapter that the consent of the Church Commissioners under this section is not required is conclusive evidence of that fact.