26.—(1) Any notice or other document required or authorised by these Rules to be served on or to be sent or given to a parochial church council of a parish shall be served on or sent or given to the secretary of the parochial church council (or, if the parochial church council has no secretary, on the churchwardens of the parish) in accordance with paragraphs (3) and (4) of rule 24.
(2) Without prejudice to rule 23, any application or other act authorised to be made or done by a parochial church council under these Rules may be made or done on its behalf by its secretary or by such other person as it may authorise for that purpose.