Endowments and Glebe Measure 1976

23 Grant or appropriation of diocesan glebe land for certain purposes. E

(1) Notwithstanding anything in section 19(1) of this Measure, a Diocesan Board of Finance may, in the exercise of its powers under section 14 of the M1 New Parishes Measure 1943 (power of certain bodies to grant to the Commissioners buildings or land for any purpose mentioned in section 13 of that Measure) and with the consent of the Commissioners, grant to the Commissioners—

(a) any building on any diocesan glebe land of the diocese, being a building which consists of a church or part of a church or is fit to be used as or to be converted into a church;

(b) any such land as a site for a new church or for a church to be substituted for an existing church or for enlarging the site of an existing church;

(c) any such land for providing a new or extending an existing churchyard or burial ground;

(d) any such building or land for, or for the extension of, a house of residence for an incumbent;

(e) any such land required for providing access to or improving the amenities of any such church, churchyard, burial ground or house of residence;

and no such Board may in the exercise of the said powers grant any such building or land for any other purpose mentioned in section 13 of that Measure.

(2) Notwithstanding anything in section 19(1) of this Measure, a Diocesan Board of Finance may with the consent of the Commissioners[F1 , where that consent was required to the acquisition of the building or land] appropriate any such building or land for any purpose mentioned in paragraph (bb) [F2 or (f) of section 13(1) of the said Measure of 1943 (provision of building or land for various purposes connected with church halls etc.)]

(3) Where any building or land is appropriated by such a Board under subsection (2) above, the parochial church council of the parish in which the building or land is situated shall have the like powers and obligations in relation to it as if it were vested in the Board pursuant to section 6(2) of the M2 Parochial Church Councils (Powers) Measure 1956.

Textual Amendments

F1 Words in s. 23(2) inserted (1.9.2010) by Church of England (Miscellaneous Provisions) Measure 2010 (No. 1), ss. 6(b), 13(2); 2010 No. 2, art. 3, Sch. 2

F2 Words in s. 23(2) substituted (1.6.1992) by Church of England (Miscellaneous Provisions) Measure 1992 (No. 1), s. 17(1), Sch. 3 para.14;Instrument dated 27.5.1992 made by the Archbishops of Canterbury and York

Marginal Citations

M1 1943 No. 1.

M2 1956 No. 3.