Church of England (Miscellaneous Provisions) Measure 1983 Acquisition of churches and sites for church halls. 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Power to grant land if benefice vacant. 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Diocesan authority. 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Powers of selling parsonage houses, etc. 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Functions of parochial church councils. 5 In section 2 of the Parochial Church Councils (Powers) Measure 1956 (which requires the incumbent and parochial church council to consult together on certain matters and provides for the functions of such councils), for the word “incumbent”, in both places where that word occurs, there shall be substituted the word “minister”. Appointment of registrar of a province. 6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Retirement of certain bishops. 7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Discharge of certain functions of bishop. 8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Discharge of certain functions of archdeacon. 9 1 Where an archdeaconry is vacant or an archdeacon is unable by reason of illness or absence to carry out any or all of his functions, the bishop of the diocese in which the archdeaconry is may appoint by an instrument under his hand a person in priest’s orders to perform any or all of the archdeacon’s functions for a period specified in the instrument. 2 A power of appointment under this section may be exercised by the appointment of two or more persons qualified for such appointment and by the division among them, whether territorially or otherwise, of their function or functions to be performed. 3 A statement in a document issued in the performance of any such function that the person by whom the document is signed or executed has been duly appointed under this section to perform that function shall be conclusive evidence of that fact. 4 Nothing in this section shall be taken to affect the power of the bishop under ... section 2(2) of the Incumbents (Vacation of Benefices) Measure 1977 (power to appoint another archdeacon to act in a particular case where archdeaconry is vacant). Amendment of s. 10 Dioceses Measure 1978. 10 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Constitution of Appeal Tribunal for compensation of clergy. 11 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Transfer of house and muniment room from Registrar of Lichfield to Diocesan Board of Finance. 12 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Short title, extent and commencement. 13 1 This Measure may be cited as the Church of England (Miscellaneous Provisions) Measure 1983. 2 This Measure shall extend to the whole of the provinces of Canterbury and York except the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man, but may be applied to the Channel Islands as defined in the Channel Islands (Church Legislation) Measures 1931 and 1957, or either of them, in accordance with those Measures and may be extended to the Isle of Man by Act of Tynwald. 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .