A freehold consecrated chapel could be leased out by the owners. There is nothing at common law to prevent such an act. The owners of the school chapel, being a charity and having first obtained the consent of the charity commissioners, the only possible objection lay from the chapel having been consecrated and therefore subject to the jurisdiction of the consistory court. Being a private chapel, however it was not consecrated for public worship, and was not governed by the Act.
Citations:
Times 23-Feb-1993
Statutes:
Ecclesiastical, Charity
Updated: 08 April 2022; Ref: scu.82252
