- Latest available (Revised)
- Point in Time (01/02/1991)
- Original (As enacted)
Version Superseded: 01/06/1992
Point in time view as at 01/02/1991.
There are currently no known outstanding effects for the Benefices (Sequestrations) Measure 1933.
Revised legislation carried on this site may not be fully up to date. At the current time any known changes or effects made by subsequent legislation have been applied to the text of the legislation you are viewing by the editorial team. Please see ‘Frequently Asked Questions’ for details regarding the timescales for which new effects are identified and recorded on this site.
A Measure passed by the National Assembly of the Church of England. To make further provision with regard to the adminstration of the property of vacant benefices and to confer certain powers upon sequestrators appointed under the Benefices (Ecclesiastical Duties) Measure 1926.
[17th November 1933]
Modifications etc. (not altering text)
C1Measure amended (as to references to bishop) by Vacancies in Sees Measure 1959 (No. 2), s. 5
Commencement Information
I1Measure wholly in force at Royal Assent
(1)The bishop of every diocese shall . . . F1have power . . . F1 to determine the amount of the remuneration to be paid [F2for the performance of occasional ecclesiastical duties in any benefice during a vacancy therein and, where any such duty is performed by a person other than a clerk in Holy Orders, the person to whom the remuneration is to be paid.]
(2)A determination by the bishop under this section shall be binding on and shall be given effect to by the sequestrators.
(3)The power conferred by this section shall authorise the bishop both to fix a general scale of remuneration to be applied in the absence of any special determination by him of the remuneration to be paid in a particular case and also to make such a special determination if, in his opinion, circumstances so require.
Textual Amendments
F1Words repealed by Endowments and Glebe Measure 1976 (No. 4), s. 49(2), Sch. 8
F2Words substituted by Church of England (Miscellaneous Provisions) Measure 1976 (No. 3), s. 5
(1)During a vacancy in a benefice the sequestrators may, subject to the provisions of this Measure, from time to time out of the income thereof which shall accrue during the vacancy, make provision for—
(i)the proper care and custody of the house of residence of the benefice;
(ii)the upkeep of any garden, kitchen garden, orchard or other land belonging to and occupied together with such house of residence;
(iii)the remuneration payable in respect of any professional assistance required by them in connection with their duties; and
(iv)the payment of interest upon moneys borrowed by them for any purpose for which provision has to be made by them under this Measure or otherwise.
(2)The powers conferred by this section—
(i)shall be exerciseable in any benefice only with the approval of the bishop of the diocese in which the benefice is situate, who may, at his discretion, either give a general approval of the said powers or some of them being exercised or sanction only particular items of expenditure; and
(ii)shall be exercised in such manner and to such extent as the bishop shall direct in any case where he shall think it desirable to give directions.
(3)The bishop of a diocese may delegate all the powers conferred on him by this section so far as they relate to the benefices within a particular archdeaconry to the archdeacon of that archdeaconry, and may revoke any such delegation.
(4)Subject to the rights of an outgoing incumbent, or the representatives of a deceased incumbent, the produce of any garden, kitchen garden, orchard, or other land belonging to and occupied together with the house of residence of a vacant benefice may be sold by the sequestrators, the proceeds of sale being treated as part of the income of the benefice.
Textual Amendments
F3S. 3 repealed by Endowments and Glebe Measure 1976 (No. 4), s. 49(2), Sch. 8
Textual Amendments
F4S. 4 repealed by Endowments and Glebe Measure 1976 (No. 4), s. 49(2), Sch. 8
The powers conferred on sequestrators by this Measure shall be in addition to the powers already vested in them under the existing law.
In this Measure the expression “sequestrators” shall mean the persons who shall for the time being be appointed for the sequestration of the income of a benefice, . . . F5
Textual Amendments
F5Words repealed by Endowments and Glebe Measure 1976 (No. 4), s. 49(2), Sch. 8
This Measure may be cited as the Benefices (Sequestrations) Measure 1933.
This Measure shall extend to the whole of the provinces of Canterbury and York except the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man.
Latest Available (revised):The latest available updated version of the legislation incorporating changes made by subsequent legislation and applied by our editorial team. Changes we have not yet applied to the text, can be found in the ‘Changes to Legislation’ area.
Original (As Enacted or Made): The original version of the legislation as it stood when it was enacted or made. No changes have been applied to the text.
Point in Time: This becomes available after navigating to view revised legislation as it stood at a certain point in time via Advanced Features > Show Timeline of Changes or via a point in time advanced search.
Geographical Extent: Indicates the geographical area that this provision applies to. For further information see ‘Frequently Asked Questions’.
Show Timeline of Changes: See how this legislation has or could change over time. Turning this feature on will show extra navigation options to go to these specific points in time. Return to the latest available version by using the controls above in the What Version box.
Access essential accompanying documents and information for this legislation item from this tab. Dependent on the legislation item being viewed this may include:
This timeline shows the different points in time where a change occurred. The dates will coincide with the earliest date on which the change (e.g an insertion, a repeal or a substitution) that was applied came into force. The first date in the timeline will usually be the earliest date when the provision came into force. In some cases the first date is 01/02/1991 (or for Northern Ireland legislation 01/01/2006). This date is our basedate. No versions before this date are available. For further information see the Editorial Practice Guide and Glossary under Help.