The Faculty Jurisdiction (Amendment) Rules 2019

Amendment of Part 3 (matters not requiring a faculty)

5.  In Part 3—

(a)in rule 3.1, in paragraph (6)—

(i)after “For the purposes of Schedule 1 and work to”, insert “an oil-fired heating system or to”;

(ii)omit “for industrial and commercial electrical work”.

(b)in rule 3.5(1)(a), for “a library to which the Parochial Libraries Act 1708 applies” substitute “a parochial library”;

(c)in rule 3.7, the heading to which becomes “Jurisdiction of consistory court”, for paragraphs (1) and (2) substitute—

(1) The fact that a matter may be undertaken without a faculty under this Part does not prevent the court from exercising its jurisdiction in respect of the matter.

(2) The court may accordingly grant a faculty or make an order which permits the undertaking of the matter (whether subject to conditions or otherwise) or restricts or prevents the undertaking of the matter.;

(d)paragraphs (4) to (6) of rule 3.7 become paragraphs (1) to (3) of a new rule 3.8 before which the following heading is inserted—

Determination of questions;

(e)in paragraph (1) of new rule 3.8, for “court” substitute “chancellor”;

(f)in paragraph (2) of new rule 3.8, for “the court on its own initiative” substitute “the chancellor on the chancellor’s own initiative”;

(g)in paragraph (3) of new rule 3.8, for “the court” in each place it occurs substitute “the chancellor”.