67 Ecclesiastical property
Water Resources Act 1991 (1991 c 57) | Legislation

67  Ecclesiastical property

(1)     Where the relevant land [is vested in the incumbent of a benefice] [or (in the case of a licence under this Chapter to abstract water) where it is a benefice which has a right of access to the relevant land]—

(a)     an application for a licence under this Chapter may be made by the [Diocesan Board of Finance for the diocese in which the land is situated] if the benefice is for the time being vacant; and

(b)     any reference in this Chapter to the applicant for a licence shall be construed—

(i)     in relation to any time when the benefice in question is vacant, as a reference to the [Diocesan Board of Finance for the diocese in which the land is situated]; and

(ii)     in relation to any time when there is an incumbent of the benefice, as a reference to that incumbent.

(2)     Where the relevant land [is vested in the incumbent of a benefice] [or (in the case of a licence under this Chapter to abstract water) where it is a benefice which has a right

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