A Diocesan Education Committee shall be constituted as follows, namely:—

1. 1

   The bishop, suffragan bishops, assistant bishops, and archdeacons shall be ex-officio members.

2. 2

   The diocesan conference shall elect not more than twenty and not fewer than twelve members of whom four members at least shall be ministers holding separate cure of souls in a parish or conventional district within the diocese; six at least shall be lay persons of whom two at least shall be women.

   Elections shall be held in such manner as the diocesan conference may direct. The first elected members shall hold office until the expiration of the conference by which they are elected or until their successors shall be elected and thereafter the elected members shall hold office for three years or until their successors shall be elected, whichever in each case shall be the later.

3. 3

   The Committee shall co-opt not more than eight additional members being persons who are for the time being trustees, foundation managers, foundation governors, or otherwise interested in church schools in the diocese of whom not less than half shall be foundation managers, or foundation governors of such schools.

4. 4

   The bishop shall have power to nominate not more than four additional members of whom two at least shall be teachers in church schools.

5. 5

   The Chairman of the Committee shall be the bishop or, if he shall decide not to act as chairman, some other person appointed by the Committee.

6. 6

   The Committee shall appoint its own secretary.

7. 7

   The Committee shall have power to fill any casual vacancies and may act notwithstanding any vacancy in its membership.

8. 8

   Eight members of the Committee shall form a quorum.

9. 9

   The Committee may appoint sub-committees including or not including persons not members of the Committee.

10. 10

    Subject to the foregoing provisions, and to any directions given by the diocesan conference, the Committee shall have power to regulate its own procedure.

11. 11

    Subject to any limit or restriction imposed by the diocesan conference the expenses of the Committee shall unless otherwise provided for be defrayed by the diocesan board of finance out of any moneys applicable to the expenses of that board.