Prospective
21Acquisition of landE
(1)The Chapter of a cathedral may not acquire land unless it has obtained the consent of the Church Commissioners.
(2)Consent under this section is not required for the acquisition of land by gift.
(3)The Chapter of a cathedral may disclaim land which it would otherwise acquire by gift, but only if it has obtained the consent of the Church Commissioners.
(4)The Church Commissioners may by order except from subsection (1)—
(a)transactions relating to land forming part of an estate specified in the order;
(b)transactions of a class, or relating to property of a class, specified in the order.
(5)A statement in writing by the Church Commissioners that the requirements of this section with respect to the acquisition have been complied with is conclusive evidence of that fact.
(6)A statement in a document sealed by the Chapter that the consent of the Church Commissioners under this section is not required is conclusive evidence of that fact.