Sharing of Church Buildings Act 1969
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11 Churches to which this Act applies, and appropriate authorities thereof.
(1) The Churches to which this Act applies are the Churches specified in the first column of Schedule 2 to this Act, the Church of England and all other Churches who give notice under subsection (3) of this section. (2) The expression “appropriate authority”, in relation to each of the Churches specified in the first column of Schedule 2 to this Act, means the authority specified in the second column of the Schedule in respect of that Church, and if different authorities are specified in relation to different provisions of this Act, means in each provision the authority specified in relation thereto. (3) Any Church for the time being represented on the General Council of the British Council of Churches or on the governing body of the Evangelical Alliance or the British Evangelical Council may give notice in writing to the General Secretary of the British Council of Churches or as the case may be of the governing body concerned, that it desires that this Act should apply to that Church, and the notice shall specify the appropriate authority or authorities of that Church for the purposes of this Act, and the General Secretary concerned shall publish in the London Gazette a notice signed by him— (a) stating that the Church concerned is represented on the said General Council or governing body and has expressed its desire that this Act should apply to that Church; (b) stating that this Act will apply to that Church as from the date of publication of the notice; and (c) specifying the appropriate authority or authorities of that Church for the purposes of this Act; and thereupon this Act shall apply to that Church as from that date and shall have effect as if an entry in respect of that Church and the appropriate authority or authorities so specified were made in Schedule 2 thereto. (3) Any Church which is a member of Churches Together in Britain and Ireland or is affiliated to the Evangelical Alliance or is a member of the governing body of Affinity may give notice in writing to the company secretary of Churches Together in Britain and Ireland or the company secretary of the Evangelical Alliance or the director of Affinity, as the case may be, that it desires that this Act shall apply to the Church and the notice shall specify the appropriate authority or authorities for the purposes of this Act. (4) The person to whom the notice referred to in subsection (3) of this section is given shall publish in the London Gazette a notice signed by him— (a) stating that the Church is a member of Churches Together in Britain and Ireland, or is affiliated to the Evangelical Alliance or is a member of the governing body of Affinity, as the case may be; (b) stating that this Act will apply to that Church as from the date of publication of the notice; and (c) specifying the appropriate authority or authorities for the purposes of this Act; and thereupon this Act applies to that Church as from that date and has effect as if an entry in respect of that Church and the appropriate authority or authorities so specified were made in Schedule 2. (5) Where a notice was published in the London Gazette purporting to state that this Act applied to a Church before the coming into force of paragraph 5 of Schedule 2 to the Church of England (Miscellaneous Provisions) Measure 2014 ( No. 1), this Act is deemed to have applied to that Church from the date of its coming into force or, if the Church was created after that date, from the date of its creation and the appropriate authority or authorities specified are deemed to have been specified from that date.
11 Churches to which this Act applies, and appropriate authorities thereof.
(1) The Churches to which this Act applies are the Churches specified in the first column of Schedule 2 to this Act, the Church of England and all other Churches who give notice under subsection (3) of this section. (2) The expression “appropriate authority”, in relation to each of the Churches specified in the first column of Schedule 2 to this Act, means the authority specified in the second column of the Schedule in respect of that Church, and if different authorities are specified in relation to different provisions of this Act, means in each provision the authority specified in relation thereto. (3) Any Church for the time being represented on the General Council of the British Council of Churches or on the governing body of the Evangelical Alliance or the British Evangelical Council may give notice in writing to the General Secretary of the British Council of Churches or as the case may be of the governing body concerned, that it desires that this Act should apply to that Church, and the notice shall specify the appropriate authority or authorities of that Church for the purposes of this Act, and the General Secretary concerned shall publish in the London Gazette a notice signed by him— (a) stating that the Church concerned is represented on the said General Council or governing body and has expressed its desire that this Act should apply to that Church; (b) stating that this Act will apply to that Church as from the date of publication of the notice; and (c) specifying the appropriate authority or authorities of that Church for the purposes of this Act; and thereupon this Act shall apply to that Church as from that date and shall have effect as if an entry in respect of that Church and the appropriate authority or authorities so specified were made in Schedule 2 thereto. (3) Any Church which is a member of Churches Together in Britain and Ireland or is affiliated to the Evangelical Alliance or is a member of the governing body of Affinity may give notice in writing to the company secretary of Churches Together in Britain and Ireland or the company secretary of the Evangelical Alliance or the director of Affinity, as the case may be, that it desires that this Act shall apply to the Church and the notice shall specify the appropriate authority or authorities for the purposes of this Act. (4) The person to whom the notice referred to in subsection (3) of this section is given shall publish in the London Gazette a notice signed by him— (a) stating that the Church is a member of Churches Together in Britain and Ireland, or is affiliated to the Evangelical Alliance or is a member of the governing body of Affinity, as the case may be; (b) stating that this Act will apply to that Church as from the date of publication of the notice; and (c) specifying the appropriate authority or authorities for the purposes of this Act; and thereupon this Act applies to that Church as from that date and has effect as if an entry in respect of that Church and the appropriate authority or authorities so specified were made in Schedule 2. (5) Where a notice was published in the London Gazette purporting to state that this Act applied to a Church before the coming into force of paragraph 5 of Schedule 2 to the Church of England (Miscellaneous Provisions) Measure 2014 ( No. 1), this Act is deemed to have applied to that Church from the date of its coming into force or, if the Church was created after that date, from the date of its creation and the appropriate authority or authorities specified are deemed to have been specified from that date.
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