Mission and Pastoral etc. (Amendment) Measure 2018

2 Pastoral schemes and orders: preparation by the Commissioners

(1) In section 7 of the Mission and Pastoral Measure 2011 (approval by bishop of draft proposals and preparation of draft scheme), in subsection (1)—

(a) after “he shall” insert “—

(a)” , and

(b) at the end insert “, or

(b) send the proposals to the Commissioners, with any amendments, for the preparation of a draft scheme or order and, having done that, inform the mission and pastoral committee.”

(2) In subsection (2) of that section, after “the mission and pastoral committee” insert “or the Commissioners (as the case may be)”.

(3) In subsection (3) of that section, for the words from the beginning to “shall prepare” substitute “Where the proposals are returned to the mission and pastoral committee under subsection (1)(a), the committee shall, on receipt of the proposals, prepare”.

(4) After subsection (3) of that section insert—

“(4) Where the proposals are sent to the Commissioners under subsection (1)(b), the Commissioners shall, on receipt of the proposals, consider whether the procedures set out in section 6 have been properly applied.

(5) If the Commissioners consider that the procedures set out in section 6 have been properly applied, they shall—

(a) prepare a draft scheme or order giving effect to the proposals, with any amendments, and

(b) send a copy of the draft scheme or order to the mission and pastoral committee.

(6) If the Commissioners consider that the procedures set out in section 6 have not been properly applied, they shall return the proposals to the bishop; and the bishop, having received the proposals from the Commissioners, shall return them to the mission and pastoral committee for further consideration.”

(5) In section 8 of the Mission and Pastoral Measure 2011 (consideration of draft scheme or order by Commissioners), in subsection (1), for “under section 7” substitute “by the mission and pastoral committee under section 7(3),”.

(6) In subsection (7) of that section, after “prepare a new draft scheme or order under section 7” insert “or request the Commissioners to do so”.