Transitional provisions
49Special provision for Ripon Cathedral
(1)
This section applies to the Cathedral Church of St Peter and St Wilfrid, commonly known as Ripon Cathedral and one of the cathedrals of the diocese of Leeds.
(2)
The functions of the PCC of the parish for which the Cathedral is the parish church are transferred to the Chapter of the Cathedral.
(3)
On the transfer under subsection (2), all relevant property of the PCC is transferred to the Chapter of the Cathedral without any instrument or other formality being required; and for this purpose, the “relevant property” of the PCC is—
(a)
the property held by the PCC,
(b)
the property vested in the diocesan authority under section 6(2) of the Parochial Church Councils (Powers) Measure 1956 or vested in that authority as custodian trustee on behalf of the PCC, or
(c)
any other property held on trust for the PCC.
(4)
A bequest or other gift which is expressed as a gift to the PCC, and which takes effect on or after the day on which this section comes into force, takes effect as a gift to the Chapter of the Cathedral.
(5)
“PCC” means parochial church council.