17Ministers of religion

#### 17 Ministers of religion 17 Ministers of religion (cf former Sch 1 cl 17) > > (1) The regulations may declare that persons within a specified class are ministers of religion of a specified religious body or organisation. > > > (2) A person within such a class is, for the purposes of this Act, taken to be a worker employed by a person specified in the regulation as the employer of persons within that class. > > > (3) A regulation relating to a religious body or organisation may not be made except at the request of that body or organisation. > > > (4) An order under section 6 (14E) of the former 1926 Act, continued in force by clause 17 of Schedule 1 to the 1987 Act and in force immediately before the commencement of this clause has effect as if it were a regulation under this clause (but may be revoked by any such regulation).