Repair of Benefice Buildings

14 Parsonage house ceasing to be such.

1

Where the Board is notified by the Commissioners that they have consented to the sale, exchange or demolition of a parsonage house, or F1that the Commissioners are satisfied that any objection raised under section 3(1) of the Parsonages Measures 1938 ought not to prevent any such sale, exchange or demolition, the duties of the Board under the preceding provisions of this Measure shall apply to that parsonage house to the following extent only:—

a

the Board shall keep the insurance of the parsonage house in force until the sale, exchange or demolition is effected; and

b

in a case where the parsonage house is to be sold or exchanged, the Board shall carry out such repairs thereto as they think necessary or desirable to facilitate the sale or exchange thereof; and

c

so long as the parsonage house remains in occupation, the Board shall carry out such repairs as they think necessary for such occupation.

2

Where a parsonage house ceases, otherwise than in consequence of a sale, exchange or demolition or proposals therefor, to be a parsonage house, the preceding provisions of this Measure so far as they relate to parsonage houses shall cease to apply thereto.

3

Nothing in this section shall affect any liability of the Board under subsection (2) of the last preceding section, or any liability of the incumbent or his personal representative under subsection (4) of that section or section 20(2) of this Measure, being a liability accrued before the preceding provisions of this section took effect in relation to the parsonage house.

4

References in this section to the sale and the exchange of a parsonage house shall, if it is held on lease, be construed as references to the sale and the exchange of the leasehold interest therein.