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Episcopal Church (Scotland) Act 1964 1964 c.12 An Act to remove a disability restricting the Clergy of the Episcopal Church in Scotland in the exercise of their office in England. [27th February 1964]
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Episcopal Church (Scotland) Act 1964
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1 Repeal of s. 6 of Episcopal Church (Scotland) Act 1864. 1864 c. 94.
(1) It shall be lawful for a person admitted into Holy Orders by a Bishop of the Episcopal Church in Scotland, whether or not he holds or has held any benefice or preferment in England, to officiate in England in a church or chapel belonging to the Church of England, if invited to do so by the Minister having the cure of souls of the church or chapel, without notifying the Bishop of the Diocese in which the church or chapel is situate for the same period and subject to the same conditions as would be applicable to him if he had been admitted into Holy Orders by the Bishop of a Diocese in the Church of England. (2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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(1) This Act may be cited as the Episcopal Church (Scotland) Act 1964. (2) This Act shall not extend to Northern Ireland, or to any part of Wales or Monmouthshire, which is subject to the provisions of the Welsh Church Acts 1914 and 1919.
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