Citation, commencement and interpretation

1.—(1) These Regulations may be cited as the National Ministry Register (Clergy) Regulations 2020.

(2) These Regulations come into force on 1st May 2021.

(3) In these Regulations, “working day” means a day which is not a Saturday or Sunday, Christmas Day, Good Friday or a bank holiday in England under the Banking and Financial Dealings Act 1971(1).

(4) A requirement in these Regulations to provide information (however it is expressed) is to be read as a requirement to do so in writing.