Presbyterian Churches Act 1837

s. 9

And be it enacted, That it shall and may be lawful for the clergyman duly inducted by the Presbytery into any church or chapel under this Act, so long as he shall be recognized as such minister by the Presbytery, to have free access and admission to, and in, such church or chapel, and the burial ground belonging thereto, and every part thereof respectively, at all times, as he shall think fit, and freely to exercise his spiritual functions therein, respectively, without any hinderance or disturbance of the trustees of the same, or any person, whatever, and such officiating minister shall, or may, during such times as aforesaid, freely use, have, possess and enjoy the minister's dwelling-house, garden, appurtenances, and glebe belonging to such church or chapel, and receive, have, and take the rents, profits and issues thereof respectively:

Provided that no such liberty of access and admission to such house of residence as aforesaid, nor occupation of the same for any length of time whatever, shall be construed to confer any right of property in the same, upon the clergyman or other parties, by whom such house of residence and the appurtenances may have been so occupied, nor any right or title, to retain possession of the same after such clergyman shall have been removed from his office by the decision of the Presbytery, nor shall the same be pleaded in bar of any ejectment which may be brought by, or on, behalf of the trustees of any church or chapel as aforesaid, for recovering possession of such house of residence and appurtenances thereof.