Pluralities Act 1850 (repealed 1.6.1992)

Pluralities Act 1850

1850 CHAPTER 98 13 and 14 Vict

An Act to amend the Law relating to the holding of Benefices in Plurality.

[14th August 1850]

Modifications etc. (not altering text)

C1 Short title given by Short Titles Act 1896 (c. 14)

C2 Preamble omitted under authority of Statute Law Revision Act 1891 (c. 67)

Commencement Information

I1 Act wholly in force at Royal Assent

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Textual Amendments

F1 Ss. 1, 2 repealed by Statute Law Revision Act 1891 (c. 67)

3 Explanation of term “benefice”. U.K.

The term “benefice” in this Act shall be taken to mean benefice with the cure of souls, and no other, and therein to comprehend all parishes, perpetual curacies, donatives, endowed public chapels, parochial chapelries, and chapelries or districts belonging or reputed to belong, or annexed or reputed to be annexed, to any church or chapel, anything in any other Act to the contrary notwithstanding.

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Textual Amendments

F2 S. 4 repealed by Pastoral Measure 1968 (No. 1), Sch. 9 and Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1974 (c. 22), Sch. Pt. VII

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Textual Amendments

F3 S. 5 repealed by Cathedrals Measure 1963 (No. 2), Sch. 2

6 Heads of Colleges in the universities not to hold cathedral preferments except in certain cases. U.K.

Anything in the [F4 M1 Pastoral Measure 1968] to the contrary notwithstanding it shall not be lawful for any spiritual person, being head ruler of any college or hall within either of the universities of Oxford or Cambridge, or being warden of the university of Durham, and also holding any benefice, to take and hold there with any cathedral preferment or any other benefice, or for any such spiritual person, also holding any cathedral preferment, to take and hold therewith any benefice: Provided always, that nothing in this Act contained shall be construed to prevent any such spiritual person from holding any benefices or cathedral preferment permanently attaching to or forming part of the endowment of his office.

Textual Amendments

F4 Words substituted by virtue of Interpretation Measure 1925 (No. 1), s. 1.

Marginal Citations

M1 1968 No. 1.

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Textual Amendments

F5 Ss. 7, 8, repealed by Pastoral Measure 1969 (No. 1), Sch. 9 and Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1974 (c. 22), Sch. Pt. VII

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Textual Amendments

F6 S. 9 repealed by Statute Law Revision Act 1875 (c. 66)

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Textual Amendments

F7 S. 10 repealed by Statute Law Revision Act 1891 (c. 67)

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Textual Amendments

F8 S. 11 repealed by Pastoral Measure 1968 (No. 1), Sch. 9 and Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1974 (c. 22), Sch. Pt. VIII

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Textual Amendments

F9 S. 12 repealed by Statute Law Revision Act 1891 (c. 67)

13 Faculties for the same Person to hold Two Livings in Ireland not to be granted. U.K.

And Whereas no Faculty or Dispensation has been granted for the holding of Two or more Benefices in that Part of the United Kingdom called Ireland for upwards of Twenty Years last past, and it is expedient to prevent the future Grant thereof: Be it therefore enacted, That no Faculty or Dispensation shall be granted to any Spiritual Person to hold Two or more Benefices in Ireland; and that if any Spiritual Person, holding or taking any Benefice in Ireland, shall take or accept of any other Benefice to the holding whereof together with the Benefice so previously held a Faculty or Dispensation would before the passing of this Act have been necessary, and shall be admitted, licensed, or instituted to the same, every Benefice so previously held by such Spiritual Person shall be and become ipso facto void as if he had died or had resigned the same, any Law, Statute, Canon, or Usage to the contrary nothwithstanding;

provided, however, that nothing herein contained shall be deemed, construed, or taken to affect or alter the Laws now in force in Ireland regulating and respecting the Unions or Divisions of Parishes.

Modifications etc. (not altering text)

C3 The text of s. 13 is in the form in which it was originally enacted: it was not reproduced in Statuteslocal and personal in Force and does not reflect any amendments or repeals which may have been made prior to 1.2.1991.

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Textual Amendments

F10 S. 14 repealed by Statute Law Revision Act 1875 (c. 66)