PART 14MISCELLANEOUS AND SPECIAL CASES

Church of England

Entry of Incumbent on a transfer to the Church Commissioners174

1

Where by virtue of any Act or Measure a transfer to the Church Commissioners has the effect, subject only to being completed by registration, of vesting any registered land either immediately or at a subsequent time in an incumbent or any other ecclesiastical corporation sole, the registrar must register the incumbent or such other ecclesiastical corporation as proprietor upon receipt of—

a

an application,

b

the transfer to the Church Commissioners, and

c

a certificate by the Church Commissioners in Form 4.

2

The certificate in Form 4 may be given either in the transfer or in a separate document.

3

In this rule, “Measure” means a Measure of the National Assembly of the Church of England or of the General Synod of the Church of England.

Entry of Church Commissioners etc as proprietor175

1

When any registered land is transferred to or (subject only to completion by registration) vested in the Church Commissioners, any ecclesiastical corporation, aggregate or sole, or any other person, by—

a

a scheme of the Church Commissioners, or

b

an instrument taking effect on publication in the London Gazette made pursuant to any Act or Measure relating to or administered by the Church Commissioners, or

c

any transfer authorised by any such Act or Measure,

the registrar must, on application, register the Church Commissioners, such ecclesiastical corporation or such other person as proprietor.

2

The application must be accompanied by—

a

a certificate by the Church Commissioners in Form 5, and

F1b

one of the following, as appropriate—

i

a sealed copy of the scheme of the Church Commissioners,

ii

a copy of the London Gazette publishing the instrument, or

iii

the transfer.

3

The certificate in Form 5 may be given either in the transfer or in a separate document.

4

In this rule, “Measure” means a Measure of the National Assembly of the Church of England or of the General Synod of the Church of England.