Lecturers and Parish Clerks Act 1844
[1.] Lecturers or preachers may be required to perform other clerical duties in certain cases.
2 Power to appoint persons in holy orders to the office of church clerk, and to require such persons to act as assistant curates, if necessary.
3 Such persons to be licensed by the bishop, and when appointed otherwise than by the bishop to be subject to the approval of the incumbent.
4 Appointments of assistant clergy under this Act not to exempt incumbents from the duty of providing curates in cases where they are now liable.
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6 Power to remove person ceasing to be employed as mentioned in this Act from premises held by him in right of his employment.

Lecturers and Parish Clerks Act 1844

1844 c.59

An Act for better regulating the Offices of Lecturers and Parish Clerks.

C1I1Whereas in divers districts, parishes, and places there now are or hereafter may be certain lecturers or preachers in the holy orders of deacon or priest of theF1 Church of England elected or otherwise appointed to deliver or preach lectures or sermons only, without the obligation of performing other clerical or ministerial duties . . .F2

Annotations:
Commencement Information
I1

Act wholly in force at Royal Assent

Amendments (Textual)
F1

Words substituted by virtue of Irish Church Act 1869 (c. 42), s. 69

F2

Words omitted by virtue of Statute Law Revision Act 1891 (c. 67)

Modifications etc. (not altering text)
C1

Short title given by Short Titles Act 1896 (c. 14)