Where a dean, residentiary canon or archdeacon wishes to resign it shall not be necessary to proceed by way of a deed, but any such resignation shall be in writing, duly signed and witnessed and sent—
(a)in the case of a dean, to Her Majesty;
(b)in the case of a residentiary canon where the canonry is in the direct patronage of Her Majesty, to Her Majesty;
(c)in the case of any other residentiary canon, to the diocesan bishop concerned; and
(d)in the case of an archdeacon, to the diocesan bishop concerned.