Church of England (Miscellaneous Provisions) Measure 2024

7 Lay residentiary canons

(1) After section 14 of the Cathedrals Measure 2021 insert—

“14A Lay residentiary canons

(1) A person who has been admitted to the office of reader or as a lay worker for at least six years and is licensed to exercise office or serve as such is capable of being appointed as a residentiary canon of a cathedral but only if, and in so far as, the constitution so provides.

(2) A reference in this or any other Measure to a lay residentiary canon of a cathedral is a reference to a reader or lay worker appointed under provision included in the constitution by virtue of this section.

(3) This section and any provision included in the constitution by virtue of it have effect in spite of—

(a) section 10 of the Act of Uniformity 1662 (which provides that only an episcopally ordained priest can be admitted to an ecclesiastical promotion or dignity), and

(b) section 27 of the Ecclesiastical Commissioners Act 1840 (which requires a person to have been in holy orders for at least six years to be capable of appointment to a residentiary canonry).”

(2) Schedule 1 (which contains amendments that are ancillary to the amendment made by subsection (1)) has effect.

(3) The Archbishops’ Council may by order make provision in consequence of this section; and an order under this section may—

(a) amend, repeal or revoke a provision of, or made under, the Cathedrals Measure 2021 or any other Measure;

(b) include transitional, transitory or saving provision in connection with the commencement of provision made by the order.

(4) Schedule 1 does not restrict the power under this section to make consequential provision.

(5) The amendment made by paragraph 8 of Schedule 1 does not affect the power to make further regulations amending or revoking the provision made by that amendment.