The Board shall have power to establish, administer or participate with others in the administration of pensions schemes for the benefit of church workers or the widows F2widowers or dependants of such workers and may, in conjunction with the exercise of their said powers, acquire and hold property, whether real or personal, either alone or jointly with others.

A deaconess or licensed lay worker who is performing, or has performed, service which is, or is treated as, pensionable service for the purposes of this Measure shall not be eligible to join a scheme established or administered under this section, unless the Board at their discretion grant the deaconess or lay worker permission to do so.

The Board may at their discretion grant a clerk permission to join a scheme established or administered under this section.

A person who is a member of a scheme established or administered under this section shall be disqualified from continued membership thereof if the service performed by that person becomes service which is, or is treated as, pensionable service for the purposes of this Measure.