The Clergy Discipline (Amendment) Rules 2013

1. Introductory Text

2. 1. Amendments to the Clergy Discipline Rules

3. 2. Institution of proceedings against priests or deacons

4. 3. Form of statements in support

5. 4. Complaint out of time

6. 5. Receipt of complaint

7. 6. Notifying the respondent about the complaint

8. 7. Respondent’s answer

9. 8. Penalty by consent

10. 9. Reference to the Designated Officer for formal investigation

11. 10. Form of application

12. 11. Appointment of members of the tribunal

13. 12. Absence from a hearing

14. 13. Pronouncement of the tribunal’s determination of the complaint

15. 14. Pronouncement of penalty

16. 15. Suspension of a priest or deacon during proceedings

17. 16. Suspensions following conviction and inclusion in a barred list

18. 17. Contents of notice of suspension

19. 18. Notification to others of suspension

20. 19. Revocation of suspension

21. 20. Notification of cessation of suspension

22. 21. Appeals by priest or deacon against notice of suspension

23. 22. Conviction to become conclusive

24. 23. Application to extend two year period to impose penalty under section 30

25. 24. Bishop proposes a penalty after sentence of imprisonment or matrimonial order, etc.

26. 25. Inclusion of name in list under section 38(1)(a) to (dd) of the Measure

27. 26. Review of an entry in the list – (a), (b), (c) & (dd)

28. 27. Notice of suspension of a bishop or archbishop

29. 28. Applications etc. to the President

30. 29. Interpretation

31. 30. Amendments to forms 1a, 1d, and 1e

32. 31. Amendments to forms 1b, 1f, and 1g

33. 32. Amendments to form 1c

34. 33. Amendments to form 3

35. 34. Amendments to forms 4 and 5

36. 35. Amendments to forms 12a, 12b, 13a and 13b

37. 36. Forms 14a, 14b, 15a and 15b

38. 37. Citation and commencement

39. Signature

40. 1. SCHEDULE

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41. Explanatory Note