Church of England (Miscellaneous Provisions) Measure 2024

18 Church Commissioners’ functions etc.

(1) In section 5 of the Church Commissioners Measure 1947 (constitution and functions of Board of Governors), after subsection (4A) insert—

“(4B) A committee constituted by or under this Measure may itself establish one or more sub-committees and may delegate functions to any sub-committee so established.

(4C) A sub-committee established by a committee constituted by or under this Measure may itself delegate functions to the chair or deputy chair of the sub-committee or to an appropriate officer.”

(2) In section 6 of that Measure (Assets Committee and Audit and Risk Committee), in subsection (4)—

(a) after “may provide for” insert “—

(a)” ,

(b) after “as the Board” insert “or the committee in question”, and

(c) after “may think fit” insert “;

(b) authorising an appropriate officer to act in relation to a matter on behalf of a person authorised by virtue of paragraph (a) to act in relation to that matter.”

(3) In section 7 of that Measure (procedure), in subsection (2)—

(a) in paragraph (b), after “any Committee of the Board” insert “(but not a sub-committee established by a committee of the Board)”, and

(b) after paragraph (c) insert “;

(d) a committee constituted by or under this Measure which establishes a sub-committee may from time to time make, vary and revoke Standing Orders for regulating the procedure of the sub-committee and subject to any such Standing Orders the sub-committee may regulate its own procedure.”

(4) In section 10 of that Measure (finance), after subsection (6) insert—

“(7) The Commissioners may borrow money for purposes of or in connection with their functions, in so far as they do not have power to do so apart from this subsection.”

(5) In section 18 of that Measure (interpretation), after subsection (3) insert—

“(4) A reference in this Measure to a committee constituted by or under this Measure includes a reference to a sub-committee established by that committee (but is not to be read as enabling a sub-committee to establish a sub-committee of its own).”

(6) In sections 5(4)(a), 6(1), (3B) and (3C) and 7(2)(c) of, and paragraph 7 of Schedule 4 to, that Measure, for “Audit Committee” in each place it appears substitute “Audit and Risk Committee”.

(7) In section 94(1) of the Mission and Pastoral Measure 2011 (use of diocesan pastoral account for expenses subject to certain exceptions including Commissioners’ staff salaries), omit “, or the Commissioners,”.