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Church of England
Measures · Instruments

This is a list of Church of England Measures, which are the legislation of the Church of England. Since 1970, Measures have been made by the General Synod; prior to then they were made by its predecessor, the Church Assembly. Under the Church of England Assembly (Powers) Act 1919, Measures have the same force as an Act of Parliament.

As of 2007 there have been 114 Measures.

1920

• Convocations of Clergy Measure 1920 No. 1

1921

1922

• Revised Tables of Lessons Measure 1922 No. 3

1923

• Ecclesiastical Dilapidations Measure 1923 No. 3

1924

1925

• Interpretation Measure 1925 No. 1
• Diocesan Boards of Finance Measure 1925 No. 3

1926

• Ecclesiastical Commissioners Measure 1926 No. 4
• First Fruits and Tenths Measure 1926 No. 5

1927

1928

• Tithe (Administration of Trusts) Measure 1928 No. 2

1929

• Ecclesiastical Dilapidations (Amendment) Measure 1929 No. 3

1930

• Ecclesiastical Commissioners (Sodor and Man) Measure 1930 No. 5
• Benefices (Transfer of Rights of Patronage) Measure 1930 No. 8

1931

• Ecclesiastical Commissioners (Loans for Church Training Colleges) Measure 1931 No. 2
• Channel Islands (Church Legislation) Measure 1931 No. 4
• Channel Islands (Representation) Measure 1931 No. 5
• Cathedrals Measure 1931 No. 7

1932

1933

• Benefices (Sequestration) Measure 1933 No. 4

1934

• Clerical Disabilities Act 1870 (Amendment) Measure 1934 No. 1

1935

1936

• Ecclesiastical Commissioners (Powers) Measure 1936 No. 5

1937

1938

• Parsonages Measure 1938 No. 3
• Ecclesiastical Commissioners (Powers) Measure 1938 No. 4

1939

1940

• Ecclesiastical Dilapidations (Chancel Repairs) Measure 1940 No. 3

1941

1942

1943

• Episcopal Endowments and Stipends Measure 1943 No. 1
• New Parishes Measure 1943 No. 2

1944

1945

1946

• Ecclesiastical Commissioners (Curate Grants) Measure 1946 No. 1

1947

• Church Commissioners Measure 1947 No. 2
• Parsonages (Amendment) Measure 1947 No. 3

1948

1949

• Church Dignitaries (Retirement) Measure 1949 No. 1

1950

1951

1952

1953

• Diocesan Stipends Funds Measure 1953 No. 2

1954

• New Housing Areas (Church Buildings) Measure 1954 No. 1

1955

• Inspection of Churches Measure 1955 No. 1
• Diocesan Education Committees Measure 1955 No. 1

1956

• Parochial Church Councils (Powers) Measure 1956 No. 3

1957

• Channel Islands (Church Legislation) Measure 1931 (Amendment) Measure 1957 No. 1

1958

• Church Funds Investment Measure 1958 No. 1
• Church Schools (Assistance by Church Commissioners) Measure 1958 No. 2

1959

• Truro Cathedral Measure 1959 No. 1
• Vacancies in Sees Measure 1959 No. 2

1960

• Church Property (Miscellaneous Provisions) Measure 1960 No. 1

1961

• Baptismal Registers Measure 1961 No .2
• Clergy Pensions Measure 1961 No. 3

1962

1963

• Ecclesiastical Jurisdiction Measure 1963 No. 1
• Cathedrals Measure 1963 No. 2

1964

• Church Commissioners (Loans for Theological Colleges and Training Houses) Measure 1964 No. 1
• Incumbents and Churchwardens (Trusts) Measure 1964 No. 2
• Churchwardens (Appointment and Resignation) Measure 1964 No. 3
• Faculty Jurisdiction Measure 1964 No. 5
• Clergy (Ordination and Miscellaneous Provisions) Measure 1964 No. 6
• Church Commissioners Measure 1964 No. 8

1965

• Prayer Book (Versions of the Bible) Measure 1965 No. 4

1966

1967

• Clergy Pensions (Amendment) Measure 1967 No. 1
• Extra-Parochial Ministry Measure 1967 No. 2
• Overseas and Other Clergy (Ministry and Ordination) Measure 1967 No. 3

1968

• Pastoral Measure 1968 No. 1
• Prayer Book (Further Provisions) Measure 1968 No. 2

1969

• Synodical Government Measure 1969 No. 2

1970

• Collegiate Churches (Capital Endowments) Measure 1970 No. 1
• Sharing of Church Buildings Measure 1970 No. 2
• Church Commissioners Measure 1970 No. 3

1971

• Synodical Government (Special Majorities) Measure 1971 No. 1

1972

• Admission to Holy Communion Measure 1972 No. 1
• Repair of Benefice Buildings Measure 1972 1972 No. 2
• Benefices Measure 1972 No. 3
• Deaconesses and Lay Ministry Measure 1972 No. 4
• Clergy Pensions (Amendment) Measure 1972 No. 5

1973

1974

• Synodical Government (Amendment) Measure 1974 No. 1
• Ecclesiastical Jurisdiction (Amendment) Measure 1974 No. 2
• Church of England (Worship and Doctrine) Measure 1974 No. 3

1975

• Church Commissioners (Miscellaneous Provisions) Measure 1975 No. 1
• Ecclesiastical Offices (Age Limit) Measure 1975 No. 2

1976

• Cathedrals Measure 1976 No. 1
• Ecclesiastical Judges and Legal Officers Measure 1976 No. 2
• Church of England (Miscellaneous Provisions) Measure 1976 No. 3
• Endowments and Glebe Measure 1976 No. 4

1977

• Incumbents (Vacation of Benefices) Measure 1977 No. 1

1978

• Dioceses Measure 1978 No. 1
• Parochial Registers and Records Measure 1978 No. 2
• Church of England (Miscellaneous Provisions) Measure 1978 No. 3

1979

1980

• Deaconesses and Lay Workers (Pensions) Measure 1980 No. 1
• Diocese in Europe Measure 1980 No. 2

1981

1982

• Clergy Pensions (Amendment) Measure 1982 No. 2

1983

• Pastoral Measure 1983 No. 1
• Church of England (Miscellaneous Provisions) Measure 1983 No. 2

1984

1985

1986

• Bishops (Retirement) Measure 1986 No. 1
• Ecclesiastical Fees Measure 1986 No. 2
• Patronage (Benefices) Measure 1986 No. 3
• Deacons (Ordination of Women) Measure 1986 No. 4

1987

1988

• Church of England (Legal Aid and Miscellaneous Provisions) Measure 1988 No. 1
• Church Commissioners (Assistance for Priority Areas) Measure 1988 No. 2
• Church of England (Ecumenical Relations) Measure 1988 No. 3
• Church of England (Pensions) Measure 1988 No. 4

1989

1990

• Clergy (Ordination) Measure 1990 No. 1
• Care of Cathedrals Measure 1990 No. 2

1991

• Care of Churches and Ecclesiastical Jurisdiction Measure 1991 No. 1
• Diocesan Boards of Education Measure 1991 No. 2

1992

• Church of England (Miscellaneous Provisions) Measure 1992 No. 1

1993

• Incumbents (Vacation of Benefices) (Amendment) Measure 1993 No. 1
• Priests (Ordination of Women) Measure 1993 No. 2
• Ordination of Women (Financial Provisions) Measure 1993 No. 3

1994

• Pastoral (Amendment) Measure 1994 No. 1
• Care of Cathedrals (Supplementary Provisions) Measure 1994 No. 2
• Church of England (Legal Aid) Measure 1994 No. 3

1995

• Team and Group Ministries Measure 1995 No. 1
• Church of England (Miscellaneous Provisions) Measure 1995 No. 2

1996

1997

• Pensions Measure 1997 No. 1

1998

• National Institutions Measure No. 1

1999

• Cathedrals Measure 1999 No. 1
• Care of Places of Worship Measure 1999 No. 2

2000

• Church of England (Miscellaneous Provisions) Measure 2000 No. 1

2001

• Churchwardens Measure 2001 No. 1

2002

2003

• Synodical Government (Amendment) Measure 2003 No. 1
• Church of England (Pensions) Measure 2003 No. 2
• Clergy Discipline Measure 2003 No. 3

2004

2005

• Stipends (Cessation of Special Payments) Measure 2005 No. 1
• Care of Cathedrals (Amendment) Measure 2005 No. 2
• Church of England (Miscellaneous Provisions) Measure 2005 No. 3

2006

• Church of England (Miscellaneous Provisions) Measure 2006 No. 1
• Pastoral (Amendment) Measure 2006 No. 2

2007

• Dioceses, Pastoral and Mission Measure 2007 No. 1

2008

• Church of England Marriage Measure 2008 No. 1

External links

• OPSI Measures of the General Synod
• Chronological list of Measures at the UK Statute Law Database
• Official text of the Church of England Assembly (Powers) Act 1919 as amended and in force today within the United Kingdom, from the UK Statute Law Database

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