The Church Representation Rules (Amendment) Resolution 2004

Vacation of seat by member ceasing to be qualified for election

16.  In rule 46—

(a) in paragraph (1)(a) after the words “as the case may be,” there shall be inserted the words “on the community roll of the cathedral church of the diocese or”;

(b) in paragraph (1)(c) after the words “(in appropriate cases)” there shall be inserted the words “of being on the community roll of the cathedral church of the diocese or”;

(c) in paragraph (1)(d) after the words “or of being” there shall be inserted the words “, as the case may be, on the community roll of the cathedral church of the diocese or”;

(d) in paragraph (2) after the words “that paragraph” there shall be inserted the words “or, as the case may be, on the community roll of the cathedral church of the diocese”;

(e) in paragraph (4) after the word “above” there shall be inserted the words “or, as the case may be, on the community roll of the cathedral church of the diocese”; and

(f) after paragraph (5) there shall be inserted the following paragraph—

“(5A) The lay members of the bishop’s council and standing committee shall not later than one year after the determination referred to in paragraph (5) above and annually thereafter review the membership of a member to whom paragraph (1)(d) above applies and determine whether he is able and willing as mentioned in paragraph (5) above.”.