Ecclesiastical Fees Measure 1986

10 Interpretation. E

In this Measure the following expressions have the meanings hereby respectively assigned to them—

• [F1 “church” means a parish church, a place licensed for public worship by the bishop under section 29(1) or a building designated as a parish centre of worship by the bishop under section 29(2) of the Pastoral Measure 1983 (1983 No. 1) and, in relation to marriage only, a public chapel licensed for the solemnization of marriages under section 20 of the Marriage Act 1949 or an authorised chapel within the meaning of section 78(1)(a) of that Act, provided that the marriage takes place in accordance with the licence or as mentioned in section 78(1)(a), as the case may be, but does not include any church or chapel in or belonging to any extra-parochial place which is licensed by the bishop under section 21 of that Act and “churchyard” shall be construed accordingly;

• “churchyard” includes the curtilage of a church and a burial ground of a church, whether or not immediately adjoining a church;]

• “ecclesiastical judges” means the Dean of the Court of Arches and the Auditor of the Chancery Court of York, the Vicars General of the provinces of Canterbury and York, the Commissary General[F2 , the president and deputy president of tribunals for the purposes of the Clergy Discipline Measure 2003] and Diocesan Chancellors [F3 , and the deputies of any of them];

• “legal officers” means the provincial registrars,[F4 the registrar of tribunals for the purposes of the Clergy Discipline Measure 2003,] diocesan registrars, bishops’ legal secretaries and chapter clerks [F5 , and the deputy provincial and diocesan registrars];

• F6 ...

• [F7 “parochial fees” means any fees prescribed in respect of any of the matters set out in Schedule A1.]

Textual Amendments

F1 Definitions of “church” and “churchyard” in s. 10 inserted (1.7.2011) by Ecclesiastical Fees (Amendment) Measure 2011 (No. 2), ss. 4(1)(b)(i), 6(2); 2011 No. 1, art. 2

F2 Words in s. 10 inserted (1.6.2005) by Clergy Discipline Measure 2003 (No. 3), ss. 44(4)(a), 48(2) (with s. 47); 2005 No. 1, Instrument made by Archbishops

F3 Words in s. 10 inserted (1.3.1993) by Care of Churches and Ecclesiastical Jurisdiction Measure 1991 (No. 1), s. 10, Sch. 6 para. 4(a) (with s. 31(6)); Instrument dated 16.2.1993 made by the Archbishops of Canterbury and York.

F4 Words in s. 10 inserted (1.6.2005) by Clergy Discipline Measure 2003 (No. 3), ss. 44(4)(b), 48(2) (with s. 47); 2005 No. 1, Instrument made by Archbishops

F5 Words in s. 10 inserted (1.3.1993) by Care of Churches and Ecclesiastical Jurisdiction Measure 1991 (No. 1), s. 10, Sch. 6 para. 4(b) (with s. 31(6)); Instrument dated 16.2.1993 made by the Archbishops of Canterbury and York.

F6 Definition of “parish” in s. 10 omitted (1.7.2011) by virtue of Ecclesiastical Fees (Amendment) Measure 2011 (No. 2), ss. 4(1)(b)(ii), 6(2); 2011 No. 1, art. 2

F7 Definition of “parochial fees” in s. 10 substituted (1.7.2011) by Ecclesiastical Fees (Amendment) Measure 2011 (No. 2), ss. 4(1)(b)(iii), 6(2); 2011 No. 1, art. 2