Section 18.
1The provisions of section 1 above shall not affect the freehold tenure or term of office or service of any person who—
(a)is a member of a team in a team ministry immediately before the coming into operation of those provisions; or
(b)has been designated as the rector in a team ministry by a pastoral scheme made by the Church Commissioners and confirmed by Order in Council under Part I of the 1983 Measure before the coming into operation of those provisions,
but, except as provided above, the provisions of this Measure shall have effect notwithstanding any provision to the contrary in a pastoral scheme or pastoral order.
2A provision which could not have been made by a pastoral scheme under the 1983 Measure as in force before the coming into operation of section 3 above shall not be included in a pastoral scheme which is pending at the coming into operation of that section.
3A provision which could not have been made by a pastoral order under the 1983 Measure as in force before the coming into operation of section 5 above shall not be included in a pastoral order which is pending at the coming into operation of that section.
4For the purposes of this Schedule a pastoral scheme or pastoral order shall be deemed to be pending at the coming into operation of a provision of this Measure if it has at least reached the following stage of the procedure applicable to that scheme or order, that is to say the submission to the Church Commissioners of proposals—
(a)under section 3(9) or 14(1) of the 1983 Measure; or
(b)under the said section 3(9) as applied by section 13(5) of that Measure.
5Nothing in this Schedule shall be taken as prejudicing the application of sections 16 and 17 of the [1978 c. 30.] Interpretation Act 1978.