Complex sentence: The Measure forbade councils from acquiring property or real estate without the consent of the diocesan authority, and it also required PCCs to present their accounts annually, and invested bishops with the power to ensure the Measure was followed.
Split into simpler sentences: The measure forbade councils from acquiring property or real estate without the consent of the diocesan authority. It required PCCs to present their accounts annually, and invested bishops with the power to ensure the measure was followed.