Episcopal Endowments and Stipends Measure, 1943
| Jurisdiction | UK Non-devolved |
| Citation | measure 1943 No. 2 |
| Year | 1943 |
Episcopal Endowments and Stipends Measure, 1943.
(6 & 7 Geo. 6.)
A MEASURE passed by the National Assembly of the Church of England
To make provision for empowering the Ecclesiastical Commissioners to take over the endowments and property of any see, to pay to the bishop of the diocese an appropriate stipend, to provide for him a suitable residence, to accept responsibility in respect of certain stipends and other official expenses and to deal with any existing house of residence belonging to the see.
[4th February 1943]
1 Preparation and confirmation of schemes with respect to endowments and property of sees and stipends of bishops.
(1) In the case of any see, the Ecclesiastical Commissioners (hereafter in this Measure referred to as ‘the Commissioners’), after consultation with the bishop and the diocesan board of finance, may, with the consent of His Majesty, prepare and submit to His Majesty in Council for confirmation a scheme for—
( a ) vesting in the Commissioners for the purposes of this Measure all endowments and other property belonging to, or held in trust for, the see or the bishop; and
( b ) securing to the bishop by way of a charge on their common fund such reduced stipend as the Commissioners deem appropriate:
Provided that, so long as the bishop who at the date of the passing of this Measure was in occupation of a see remains in occupation thereof, a scheme with respect to that see shall not be prepared except at his request, nor shall a scheme so prepared be submitted for confirmation unless, as finally settled, it has been approved by him.
(2) An Order in Council confirming a scheme shall be published in the London Gazette and, upon such publication, the scheme shall come into operation and shall have the force of law.
2 Vesting of endowments and property.
The endowments and other property to be vested in the Commissioners by a scheme shall be specified in a schedule thereto and, upon the scheme coming into operation, shall, without any conveyance or other assurance, vest in the Commissioners, freed and discharged from all previously existing trusts in favour of the see or the bishop.
3 Episcopal houses of residence.
(1) Where by a scheme a house of residence has become vested in the Commissioners, they may, at any time while it remains so vested, make therein such alterations, if any, as they deem necessary and let it to the bishop, and, if at any time they are of opinion that it is too large, or is not and cannot be made convenient, or is not required, for occupation by the bishop, they may deal with it in any of the following ways, that is to say, they may—
( a ) transfer it, upon such terms as may be agreed, to the diocesan authority for use for purposes connected with the diocese; or
( b ) convert it, or any part of it, for use for such other purposes, as having regard to any historical and other associations attaching to it, they may from time to time deem proper; or
( c ) sell, let or otherwise dispose of it; or
( d ) demolish it, or any part of it:
Provided that, before deciding to sell it, or to demolish or convert it or any part of it, the Commissioners shall consult with the diocesan advisory committee constituted under section five of the...
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