Cathedrals Measure 1963

27 Plans for inspection and repair of cathedral property. E

(1) The administrative body of every cathedral church shall, within two years from the passing of this Measure, prepare and submit to the Church Commissioners for their approval a plan to provide for the periodic inspection and repair of all buildings, other than the cathedral church and buildings ancillary thereto, which the capitular body is liable to repair, being buildings situated in the cathedral close or allocated as residences to persons holding office in the cathedral church.

(2) Any plan prepared under the last foregoing subsection—

(a) shall provide for the inspection of the buildings to which the plan applies by an architect or, where appropriate, by a surveyor and for the making with respect to each building inspected of a report by the architect or surveyor who has inspected it which shall contain an estimate of the cost of carrying out such works of repair or maintenance as the architect or surveyor, as the case may be, thinks necessary;

(b) shall include arrangements for the repair and maintenance of the said buildings and for that purpose shall provide for the establishment of a fund and for the making of payments into that fund from the capitular revenues of the cathedral church;

(c) may contain such incidental, consequential or supplementary provisions as may be necessary or expedient for giving full effect to the plan.

(3) Any such plan as aforesaid shall provide that any architect or surveyor who carries out any inspection thereunder shall be a person who has had experience in connection with the class of building which he is required to inspect under the plan.

(4) Any plan prepared under this section may be varied by a subsequent plan approved by the Church Commissioners.

Modifications etc. (not altering text)

C1 Ss. 16, 17, 27 extended by Dioceses Measure 1978 (No. 1, SIF 21:3), s. 22(2)