Pastoral Measure 1983 (repealed) (Version in vigour from 2012-07-01 to 2012-07-01)

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Coming into Force	01 July 2012
End of Effective Date	01 July 2012
commencementStatus	In Force

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Pastoral Measure 1983 (repealed)
Part I: Procedure for making Pastoral Schemes and Orders

Pastoral committees

1: Constitution and procedure of pastoral committees.
2: Duties of pastoral committees.
2A: Conventional districts
3: Formulation and submission to bishop of draft proposals.
4: Approval by bishop of draft proposals.
5: Amendment of proposals and preparation of draft scheme or order by Commissioners.
6: Notice and publication of draft schemes or orders.
7: Amendment of draft schemes or orders.
8: Making of schemes or orders.
9: Appeals to the Privy Council
10: Transmission of copies of Order in Council or order.
11: Validity and operation of schemes and orders.

Modified procedure for schemes and orders affecting more than one diocese

12: Limited extension of diocesan proposals and schemes to other dioceses.
13: Joint pastoral committees.

Supplementary

14: Power of bishop to formulate and submit proposals on certain matters.
15: Withdrawal of scheme or order at request of bishop.
16: Supplementary powers of Commissioners and pastoral committees.

Part II: Contents and Effect of Pastoral Schemes and Orders

Changes in benefices, parishes, extra-parochial places, archdeaconries and deaneries

17: Creation, alteration or dissolution of benefices, parishes and extra-parochial places.
18: Holding of benefices in plurality.
19: Archdeaconries and deaneries.

Team and group ministries

20: Establishment of team ministries.
20A: Team ministries established under 1968 Measure.
21: Establishment of group ministries.
22: Termination and alteration of team ministries and group ministries.

Other provisions as to clergy and ministry

23: Status and duties of new benefices.
24: Designation, selection and admission of certain incumbents.
25: Operation of schemes dispossessing clergy or dissolving archdeaconries or deaneries.
26: Compensation of clergy.

Churches, churchyards and parsonage houses

27: Provisions as to parish churches.
28: Redundant churches.
29: Places of worship.
30: Use of certain churchyards and burial grounds.
31: Parsonage houses.

32: Patronage
Endowments, stipends and other remuneration

33: Provisions as to endowments, income, etc.

Provisions as to sinecures

34: Sinecure rectories and chapelries.

Pastoral schemes affecting more than one diocese

35: Limited extension of pastoral schemes to other dioceses.
36: Schemes for the alteration of diocesan boundaries.

Pastoral orders

37: Powers exercisable by pastoral order.

Supplementary

38: Supplementary provisions of pastoral schemes and orders.
39: Amendment and revocation of pastoral schemes and orders.
40: Application of Schedule 3 containing supplementary provisions and powers.

Part III: Redundant Churches

Appointment of statutory bodies for purposes relating to redundant churches

41: Appointment of Advisory Board for Redundant Churches.
42: Functions of mission and pastoral committee concerning buildings closed for regular public worship
43: Commissioners to appoint Committee with duties in respect of redundant churches.
44: Appointment of Redundant Churches Fund.
45: Power to establish new body to replace the Advisory Board and the Redundant Churches Fund

Redundancy provisions in pastoral church buildings schemes

46: Provision by pastoral church buildings scheme for appropriation or demolition of redundant church to be replaced by new church.
47: Other provision by pastoral church buildings scheme for redundant church.
48: No other cases to be dealt with by pastoral church buildings scheme.

Redundancy schemes

49: Use seeking period
50: Procedure for making redundancy schemes.
51: Contents of redundancy schemes.
52: Application of remainder of proceeds of sales and other disposals
53: Orders of Commissioners determining or varying payments to Redundant Churches Fund.
54: Redundancy schemes in respect of churches closed or demolished otherwise than under this Measure.
55: Schemes under Charities Act 1960 for redundant chapels belonging to charities.
56: Churches not to be closed or disposed of otherwise than under this Measure.

Amendment and revocation of redundancy schemes and redundancy provisions in pastoral church buildings schemes

57: Amendment of redundancy schemes and provisions.
58: Restoration of redundant building to use as a church building.

Vesting of property and other supplementary provisions

59: Vesting of property.
60: Rights of way and other easements.
60A: Acquisition of rights of way and other easements
61: Removal of legal effects of consecration of buildings and land.
62: Power to impose and enforce covenants.
63: Trusts for the repair etc. of redundant buildings and contents.
64: Disposal of font, communion table and plate, and other contents.
65: Disposal of human remains.

Preservation of redundant churches by Secretary of State

66: Transfer of redundant churches to Secretary of State.

Part IV: Miscellaneous, Administrative and General

Restrictions on presentation

67: Suspension of presentation for period not exceeding five years.
68: During suspension period sequestration of profits, appointment of priest in charge and management of property
69: Restrictions on presentation pending the making of pastoral schemes and orders.
70: Modification of Patronage (Benefices) Measure 1986 where presentation is suspended or restricted
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73: Suspension of new rights of patronage.

Miscellaneous provisions

74: Priest in charge to replace incumbent as trustee of certain charities during vacancy in benefice, etc.
75: Induction in one parish church.
76: Grant of land for new churches etc and vesting of certain churches.

Administrative provisions

77: Diocesan pastoral accounts.
78: Payment of expenses from diocesan pastoral accounts, and application of other moneys therein.
78A: Temporary maintenance account.
79: Power of Commissioners to determine boundaries.
80: Power of Commissioners to determine questions relating to patronage.
80A: Power of Commissioners to seek information and give advice
81: Application to benefices in the patronage of the Crown or Duke of Cornwall.
82: Patrons who are minors.
83: Provisions as to notices and other documents.
84: Provisions where there is no parochial church council, incumbent, etc.

General provisions

85: Pluralities not to be authorised except under Measure.
86: Meaning of “benefice” and “parish”.
87: General interpretation.
88: Saving for planning legislation.
89: Provisions as to guild churches.
90: Churches, etc. affected by private and local Acts.
91: Preservation of amendment of section 5(3) of the Parsonages Measure 1938.
92: Transitional provisions.
93: Repeals.
94: Short title, extent and commencement.

SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 1 Section 1.
Constitution and procedure of the pastoral committee of a diocese

SCHEDULE 2 Section 9.
Appeals to the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council

SCHEDULE 3 Sections 20, 21, 22, 24, 27, 29, 31, 32 and 40.
Supplementary Provisions Applicable to Matters Arising out of Pastoral Schemes and Orders

Team and group ministries
Admission and induction to benefices
Patronage rights
General provisions as to vesting of property
Loans
Property transferred to diocesan board of finance
Crediting of sums to and adjustment of funds and accounts by Commissioners
Church and parochial trusts
Parochial church meetings and councils
Marriages and banns of matrimony
Burial rights in new or altered parishes
Provisions relating only to pastoral schemes affecting diocesan boundaries

SCHEDULE 4 Section 26.
Compensation of Clergy

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