The Ecclesiastical Property (Exceptions from Requirement for Consent to Dealings) Order 2026
This Order amends the Ecclesiastical Property (Exceptions from Requirement for Consent to Dealings) Order 2015 (“the 2015 Order”), which provides that the consent of the diocesan board of finance is not required for certain property transactions by parochial church councils or certain ecclesiastical trusts.
Lifecycle
Department
Made
28 Jul 2026
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Comes into force
01 Oct 2026
Enabling power
sections 6 (4A) 6A (1) (a) Parochial Church Councils (Powers) Measure 1956 section 5A (1) (2) (a) Incumbents and Churchwardens (Trusts) Measure 1964 paragraph 12A Schedule 1 National Institutions Measure 1998 section 11 (6) (7) Church of England (Miscellaneous Provisions) Measure 2018 The Archbishops’ Council makes this Order in exercise of the powers conferred by and of the and and of the and in accordance with of to the and and of the .
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