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Church Commissioners Measure 1947
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4 General meetings of the Commissioners.E
(1)The Archbishop of Canterbury shall be the chairman of the Commissioners and, if at any general meeting thereof he is not present, such member as the members present may elect shall act as chairman.
(2)The Commissioners shall in every financial year hold an annual general meeting for the purpose of—
(a)considering, and, if thought fit, passing resolutions with respect to, the annual report and accounts of the Commissioners and any other matters which may be brought before the meeting by the Board, or which the chairman, upon a request submitted to the secretary by any member, may have authorised the secretary to include in the notices of business to be considered;
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(d)considering and, if thought fit, adopting the recommendations of the Board as to the allocation of such moneys as the Board may report to be available.
(3)The annual general meeting shall be called by the chairman so soon as conveniently may be after the audit of the Commissioners’ accounts for the preceding financial year has been completed.
(4)The chairman may call such other general meetings of the Commissioners as he deems necessary and he shall, so soon as reasonably practicable, call a meeting if ten or more members give to the secretary notice in writing that they desire a meeting to be called to consider matters specified in the notice.
(5)Not less than twenty-eight days before any general meeting, notice of the day, hour and place appointed therefor, and not less than ten days before any general meeting notice of the business to be considered thereat, shall be sent by post [F3or by electronic transmission] to every member.
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F1S. 4(2)(b) omitted (1.1.1999) by virtue of 1998 No. 1, s. 7(1), Sch. 4 para. 2; Instrument dated 14.10.1998 made by Archbishops of Canterbury and York
F2S. 4(2)(c) repealed by Church Commissioners Measure 1964 (No. 8), s. 2(3)
F3Words in s. 4(5) inserted (19.5.2014) by Church of England (Miscellaneous Provisions) Measure 2014 (No. 1), s. 21(2), Sch. 2 para. 3(2); S.I. 2014/1369, art. 2
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