Welsh Church Act 1914
Welsh Church Act 1914 (1914 c. 91)
- Welsh Church Act 1914 (1914 c. 91)
- Part I Disestablishment and Vesting and Distribution of Property
- Disestablishment
- 1 Disestablishment and prohibition of future appointments.
- 2 Ecclesiastical corporations and bishops.
- 3 Ecclesiastical law and courts.
- Vesting of Property
- 4 Vesting of property.
- 5 Apportionment of property by Ecclesiastical Commissioners and Queen Anne’s Bounty.
- 6 Powers and liabilities of Ecclesiastical Commissioners and Queen Anne’s Bounty after disestablishment.
- 7 Private benefactions.
- Distribution of Property
- 8 Distribution of property by Welsh Commissioners.
- Border Parishes
- 9 Provisions as to border parishes.
- Part II Welsh Commissioners and Representative Body
- Welsh Commissioners
- 10 Appointment of Commissioners.
- 11 Powers and procedure of Commissioners.
- 12 Appeal to the King in Council.
- Constitution of Representative Body
- 13 Power to hold synods and constitute representative body.
- Part III Existing Interests: Compensation: Application of Residue
- Provisions as to existing Interests, and Compensation therefor
- 14 Provisions as to existing interests.
- 15 Provisions as to tithe rentcharge.
- 16 Compensation to lay patrons.
- 17 Compensation to lay holders of freehold offices.
- 18 Provisions as to commutation.
- Application of Residue
- 19 Application of residue of property.
- Part IV Supplemental
- 20 First fruits and tenths.
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- 22 Provision as to trusts.
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- 24 Supplemental provisions as to burial grounds.
- 25 Powers of vestries and churchwardens.
- 26 Powers of incumbents with respect to property in which they have existing interest.
- 27 Powers of management and sale.
- 28 Supplemental provisions as to tithe rentcharge.
- 29 Delivery up of and access to books and documents.
- 30 Borrowing powers.
- 31 Accounts of Welsh Commissioners and audit.
- 32 Provisions as to vesting of stock and copyhold land.
- 33 Provisions as to building charges.
- 34 Power to settle differences and make adjustments.
- 35 Adjustment of debts and liabilities.
- 36 Arbitration.
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- 38 Interpretation.
- 39 Short title.
- SCHEDULES
- Part I Property vested in the Ecclesiastical Commissioners which is to be deemed Welsh Ecclesiastical Property
- Part II Adjustments
- SECOND SCHEDULE Property vested in Queen Anne’s Bounty which is to be deemed Welsh Ecclesiastical Property
- Part I Property which may be transferred by the Ecclesiastical Commissioners to the Representative Body
- Part II Property which may be transferred by Queen Anne’s Bounty to the Representative Body
- Part III Property a Perpetual Annuity of the Annual Value of which may be charged on the Common Fund of the Ecclesiastical Commissioners
- Part IV Limit of Amount which may be granted in any Year by the Ecclesiastical Commissioners to the Representative Body