A Measure passed by the National Assembly of the Church of England. To enable the guardian of the spiritualities of a see to act during a vacancy thereof in place of the bishop for the purposes of certain enactments and for purposes connected therewith.
[25th March 1959]
Commencement Information
I1Measure wholly in force at Royal Assent.
Textual Amendments
(1)Any references to a bishop in the M1Private Chapels Act 1871 shall during a vacancy of the see of the bishop be deemed to be references to the guardian of the spiritualities of the see.
(2)Any reference to the ordinary in the last mentioned Act shall in the case of a chapel whereof a bishop is the ordinary be deemed during a vacancy of the see of the bishop to be a reference to the guardian of the spriritualities of the see.
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F3S. 4 repealed by Endowments and Glebe Measure 1976 (No. 4), Sch. 8
(1)Any references to a bishop in the M2Benefices (Sequestrations) Measure 1933 shall during a vacancy of the see of the bishop be deemed to be references to the guardian of the spiritualities of the see.
(2)During a vacancy of a see an archdeacon shall be capable of exercising all powers delegated to him under the provisions of subsection (3) of section two of the last mentioned Measure which were capable of being exercised by him immediately before the vacancy occurred, provided that the guardian of the spiritualities of the see may revoke any such delegation.
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F4S. 6 repealed by Cathedrals Measure 1963 (No. 2), Sch. 2
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F5S. 7 repealed by Endowments and Glebe Measure 1976 (No. 4), Sch. 8
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F6S. 8 repealed by Ecclesiastical Fees Measure 1962 (No. 1), Sch. Pt. II
This Measure may be cited as the Vacancies in Sees Measure 1959.
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