Variation of membership of deanery synods by scheme7
In rule 21(2), for the words from “bishop”
to “house”
there shall be substituted the words “house of bishops and of a two-thirds majority of the members of each of the other houses”
, and for rule 21(3) there shall be substituted—
3
A scheme approved by the diocesan synod as aforesaid shall be laid before the General Synod.
4
If a member of the General Synod gives notice in accordance with the Standing Orders of that Synod that he wishes such a scheme to be debated, the scheme shall not come into operation unless it is approved by the General Synod.
5
If no notice is given under paragraph (4) of this rule with respect to any such scheme, or such notice having been given, the scheme is approved by the General Synod, it shall come into operation on the day after the end of the group of sessions during which it was laid before, or approved by, the General Synod or on such later date as may be specified in the Scheme.