31 Ecclesiastical property

31  Ecclesiastical property

(1)     The provisions of this section shall have effect as regards the operation of this Part of this Act on tenancies (including subtenancies) of ecclesiastical property, that is to say, property belonging to a capitular body within the meaning of the Cathedrals Measure 1963 [the Chapter of a cathedral] or belonging to [a diocesan board of finance as diocesan glebe land]; and in this section “ecclesiastical landlord” means the capitular body [the Chapter] or [diocesan board of finance] having an interest as landlord in ecclesiastical property.

(2)     In relation to an interest of an ecclesiastical landlord, the consent of the Church Commissioners shall be required to sanction—

(a)     the provisions to the contained in a conveyance in accordance with section 10 above, or in a lease granting a new tenancy under section 14, and the price or rent payable [in accordance with section 9 or 14A], except as regards matters determined by the court, [a leasehold valuation

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