Pastoral Measure 1983

Pastoral Measure 1983
Measure of the Church of England
Long titleA Measure passed by the General Synod of the Church of England to consolidate with minor amendments the Pastoral Measure 1968, the Pastoral (Amendment) Measure 1982 and related enactments, which are designed to make better provision for the cure of souls.
Citation1983 No. 1
Territorial extent 
Dates
Royal assent9 May 1983
Commencement1 November 1983
Repealed1 July 2012
Other legislation
AmendsSee § Repealed enactments
Repeals/revokesSee § Repealed enactments
Amended by
Repealed byMission and Pastoral Measure 2011
Status: Repealed
Text of statute as originally enacted
Revised text of statute as amended

The Pastoral Measure 1983 (No. 1) was a measure of the General Synod of the Church of England that consolidated, with minor amendments, the Pastoral Measure 1968 (No. 1), the Pastoral (Amendment) Measure 1982 (No. 1) and related enactments concerned with the pastoral reorganisation of parishes and benefices in the Church of England, including the union and division of benefices, the creation of team and group ministries, and the declaration and disposal of redundant churches.

Provisions

Repealed enactments

Section 93 of the act repealed 7 enactments, listed in schedule 9 to the act.

Citation Short title Extent of repeal
1968 No. 1 Pastoral Measure 1968 The whole measure.
1970 No. 2 Sharing of Church Buildings Measure 1970 Section 1.
1972 c. 70 Local Government Act 1972 In Schedule 29, paragraph 39.
1976 No. 4 Endowments and Glebe Measure 1976 Section 38(4) and (5).
1978 No. 2 Parochial Registers and Records Measure 1978 Section 19(4).
1982 No. 1 Pastoral (Amendment) Measure 1982 The whole measure.
1983 No. 2 Church of England (Miscellaneous Provisions) Measure 1983 Section 11.

Subsequent developments

The measure's application was extended to the Isle of Man, with effect from 1 January 1991, by the Pastoral Measure (Isle of Man) 1990.

The whole measure was repealed by section 111 of, and schedule 9 to, the Mission and Pastoral Measure 2011, which came into force on 1 July 2012.

Notes

  1. ↑ Section 94(1).
  2. ↑ Section 94(2). The measure could also be applied to the Channel Islands, in accordance with the Channel Islands (Church Legislation) Measures 1931 and 1957, and extended to the Isle of Man by Act of Tynwald; it was so extended, with effect from 1 January 1991, by the Pastoral Measure (Isle of Man) 1990.
  3. ↑ Section 94(4). The first day on which all the provisions of the Pastoral (Amendment) Measure 1982 came into operation was 1 November 1983, by an instrument dated 31 July 1983.
  4. ↑ The Mission and Pastoral Measure 2011 (Appointed Day) Instrument 2012 (S.I. 2012/1).
  5. ↑ GC 131/90.

References

  1. ↑ Beckwith, R. T. (1970). "Pastoral Reorganisation since the Industrial Revolution" (PDF). Churchman. 84 (1): 15–18.
  2. ↑ "Pastoral Measure 1983", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, 1983 c. 1
  3. ↑ "Mission and Pastoral Measure 2011", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, 2011 c. 3