Part XVIU.K. Urban Development

MiscellaneousE+W+S

169 Ecclesiastical property.E+W

(1)[F1Where any ecclesiastical property is vested in the incumbent of a benefice which is vacant], it shall be treated for the purposes of a compulsory acquisition of the property under this Part of this Act as being vested in the [F2Diocesan Board of Finance for the diocese in which the land is situated], and any notice to treat shall be served, or be deemed to have been served, accordingly.

(2)Where under this Part of this Act any notice, other than a notice to treat, is required to be served on an owner of land, and the land is ecclesiastical property, a like notice shall be served on the [F2Diocesan Board of Finance for the diocese in which the land is situated].

(3)This section does not extend to Scotland.

Textual Amendments

F1Words in s. 169 substituted (E.) (1.10.2006) by Church of England (Miscellaneous Provisions) Measure 2006 (No. 1), s. 16(2), Sch. 5 para. 21(1)(b); 2006 No. 2, Instrument made by Archbishops

F2Words in s. 169 substituted (E.) (1.10.2006) by Church of England (Miscellaneous Provisions) Measure 2006 (No. 1), s. 16(2), Sch. 5 para. 21(1)(a); 2006 No. 2, Instrument made by Archbishops