The Clergy Pensions (Channel Islands) Order 1978

Statutory Instruments

1978 No. 784

ECCLESIASTICAL LAW

The Clergy Pensions (Channel Islands) Order 1978

Made

31st May 1978

Coming into Operation

1st July 1978

At the Court at Buckingham Palace, the 31st day of May 1978

Present,

The Queen's Most Excellent Majesty in Council

Whereas the Bishop of Winchester has, in accordance with the Schedule to the Channel Islands (Church Legislation) Measure 1931, as amended by section 2 of the Channel Islands (Church Legislation) Measure 1931 (Amendment) Measure 1957, settled the Scheme set out in the Schedule to this Order for applying the Clergy Pensions (Amendment) Measure 1969 and the Clergy Pensions (Amendment) Measure 1972 to the Channel Islands, and whereas the procedure set out in the Schedule to the first-mentioned Measure has been followed:

Now, therefore, Her Majesty, in pursuance of section 2 of the Channel Islands (Church Legislation) Measure 1931, as amended by section 1 of the Channel Islands (Church Legislation) Measure 1931 (Amendment) Measure 1957, and of section 49 of the Clergy Pensions Measure 1961 and section 7(2) of the Clergy Pensions (Amendment) Measure 1972, is pleased, by and with the advice of Her Privy Council, to order and direct as follows:—

1.  The Scheme set out in the Schedule to this Order is hereby confirmed.

2.  The Clergy Pensions (Amendment) Measure 1969 and the Clergy Pensions (Amendment) Measure 1972 shall apply to the Channel Islands in accordance with the provisions of the said Scheme.

3.  This Order may be cited as the Clergy Pensions (Channel Islands) Order 1978 and shall come into operation on 1st July 1978.

N.E. Leigh

Clerk of the Privy Council

SCHEDULE

A SCHEME

Prepared by the Bishop of Winchester in pursuance of the Channel Islands (Church Legislation) Measures 1931 and 1957 for applying the Clergy Pensions (Amendment) Measure 1969, and the Clergy Pensions (Amendment) Measure 1972, to the Channel Islands.

PREAMBLE

Whereas by section 7 of the Clergy Pensions (Amendment) Measure 1972 it is provided that that Measure and the Clergy Pensions (Amendment) Measure 1969 shall be construed as one with the Clergy Pensions Measure 1961:

And whereas by section 49 of that Measure it is provided that the Measure may be applied to the Channel Islands as defined in the Channel Islands (Church Legislation) Measures 1931 and 1957 in accordance with the provisions of those Measures:

And whereas the Bishop of Winchester has come to the conclusion that the Clergy Pensions (Amendment) Measures 1969 and 1972 ought to be applied to the Channel Islands and has in accordance with the provisions of paragraphs 1, 2 and 3 of the Schedule to the Channel Islands (Church Legislation) Measure 1931 prepared the following Scheme for that purpose:

SCHEME

The Clergy Pensions (Amendment) Measure 1969 and the Clergy Pensions (Amendment) Measure 1972 shall apply to the Channel Islands.

Any reference in this Scheme to the Channel Islands or either of them shall have the same meaning as has such a reference in the Channel Islands (Church Legislation) Measure 1931.

EXPLANATORY NOTE

This Order applies the Clergy Pensions (Amendment) Measure 1969 and the Clergy Pensions (Amendment) Measure 1972 to the Channel Islands in accordance with a Scheme proposed by the Bishop of Winchester in pursuance of the Channel Islands (Church Legislation) Measures 1931 and 1957.