The Care of Places of Worship Rules 1999
The Rules are made under the Care of Places of Worship Measure 1999 (“the Measure”), which provides for certain buildings, land and structures which are not already within the faculty jurisdiction of the consistory courts of the Church of England to be brought within that jurisdiction on a voluntary basis. In order for the faculty jurisdiction to apply to such a building, it is to be included in a list kept by the Council for the Care of Churches (“the Council”) on an application by the person or body connected with the building etc who is specified in the Measure. The same person or body may apply for it to be removed from the list, and the Council has restricted powers to remove buildings etc from the list without any application being made by the relevant body or person.