Incumbents (Vacation of Benefices) (Amendment) Measure 1993 (No. 1)

2 Request for enquiry under Part I

(1) Section 1A of the 1977 Measure as re-numbered by this Measure (request for enquiry into pastoral situation in a parish) shall be amended as follows.

(2) After subsection (1) there shall be inserted—

“(1A) An enquiry under this Part of this Measure shall only be undertaken after the persons concerned have had an opportunity to resolve the pastoral situation in the parish in question; and, accordingly, a request for such an enquiry shall not be made unless notice of intention to make the request has been given by the person or persons concerned to the bishop of the diocese in which the parish in question is at least six months, and not more than twelve months, before the request is made.”.

(3) At the end there shall be inserted—

“(7) A request made under this section may be withdrawn by notice in writing given to the bishop of the diocese in which the parish in question is and the secretary of the diocesan synod of that diocese by—

(a) in the case of a request made by the person mentioned in subsection (1)(a) or (b) above, that person;

(b) in the case of a request made by the persons mentioned in subsection (1)(c) above, a majority of the lay members of the parochial church council of the parish present and voting at a duly convened meeting of that council on a resolution that the request be withdrawn;

(c) in the case of a request made by the persons mentioned in subsection (1)(d) above, by a majority of the members of the bishop’s council and standing committee of the diocesan synod of the diocese in which the parish is,

and where a request is withdrawn under this subsection no further steps shall be taken under this Part of this Measure in connection with the request.”.