The Faculty Jurisdiction Rules 2015

Inordinate delay etc. – intervention by provincial court

11.6.—(1) The provincial court may give directions for the further conduct of proceedings that are pending in a consistory court if it considers that—

(a) there has been inordinate delay in the conduct of the proceedings; or

(b) it is otherwise in the interests of justice.

(2) The provincial court may give any direction which could have been given by the consistory court.

(3) Directions under this rule may be given—

(a) by the Dean of the Arches and Auditor sitting alone;

(b) on the application of any party to the proceedings or on the provincial court’s own initiative.

(4) In this rule “provincial court” means—

(a) the Court of Arches where the proceedings are pending in the consistory court of a diocese in the province of Canterbury;

(b) the Chancery Court of York where the proceedings are pending in the consistory court of a diocese in the province of York.