Temporary minor re-ordering
7.14.—(1) On the application of the minister and a majority of the parochial church council an archdeacon may give a licence in Form 8 authorising a scheme of temporary minor re-ordering for a specified period not exceeding 15 months.
(2) A licence may not be given by the archdeacon under this rule where a parish has no minister.
(3) Before giving a licence the archdeacon must be satisfied that—
(a)the scheme does not involve any interference with the fabric of the church or the carrying out of electrical works;
(b)it does not involve the fixing of any item to the fabric of the church or the disposal of any fixture or other article; and
(c)if the scheme involves moving any item—
(i)it will be moved by suitably competent or qualified persons;
(ii)it will be safeguarded and stored in a place approved by the archdeacon; and
(iii)it can easily be reinstated.
(4) The archdeacon may give a licence subject to any conditions that appear to the archdeacon to be necessary.
(5) If the archdeacon refuses to give a licence, the archdeacon must inform the applicants that they may, if they wish, petition the court for a faculty authorising the proposed scheme.
(6) A copy of every licence given by the archdeacon must be sent to the registrar and the secretary of the Diocesan Advisory Committee.
(7) The period specified in the licence may not be extended by the archdeacon.
(8) If a petition for a faculty in respect of the scheme authorised by the licence is submitted to the registry not less than 2 months before the expiry of the period specified in the licence, the scheme is deemed to continue to be authorised by the licence until the petition is determined by the court.