Part I The Ecclesiastical Judicial System
Jurisdiction of the Courts
7 Jurisdiction of Arches and Chancery Courts.
1
The Arches Court of Canterbury and the Chancery Court of York each have jurisdiction to hear and determine appeals from judgments, orders or decrees of consistory courts of dioceses within the provinces for which they are constituted respectively, being judgments, orders or decrees given, made or pronounced—
a
in such proceedings as are mentioned in paragraphs (a), (d) and (e) of subsection (1) of the last foregoing section, or
b
in causes of faculty not involving matter of doctrine, ritual or ceremonial.
2
An appeal which, by virtue of this section, either of the said Courts has jurisdiction to entertain lies—
a
in a civil suit, at the instance of any party to the proceedings;
b
in a criminal suit, at the instance of any party to the proceedings on a question of law and the defendant on a question of fact.
3
Appeals under this section shall be lodged and conducted in such manner as may be prescribed.