Ecclesiastical Jurisdiction Measure 1963

3 Judges of the Arches and Chancery Courts. E

(1) The judges of the Arches Court of Canterbury and the Chancery Court of York respectively shall be [F1 as set out in subsection (2) of this section], but proceedings which, by virtue of the following provisions of this Measure, are cognisable by either of those Courts shall be heard and disposed of by such of the judges thereof as may be determined in accordance with those provisions.

(2) Of the judges of each of the said Courts—

(a) one, who shall be a judge of both Courts (and, in respect of his jurisdiction in the province of Canterbury shall be styled Dean of the Arches and, in respect of his jurisdiction in the province of York, shall be styled Auditor, and is hereinafter referred to in this Measure as the Dean of the Arches and Auditor), shall be appointed by the archbishops of Canterbury and York jointly with the approval of Her Majesty signified by warrant under the sign manual;

[F2 (b) for the purposes of proceedings on an appeal under section 20 of the Clergy Discipline Measure 2003, four shall be appointed in accordance with subsections (2) and (3) of that section;]

F3 [( d ) the others shall be all the diocesan chancellors appointed under section 2 of this Measure (in whichever province), except the chancellor of the diocese in Europe;]

(3) A person appointed to be Dean of the Arches and Auditor shall be either a [F4 person who [F5 holds or] has a 10 year High Court qualification, within the meaning of section 71 of the Courts and Legal Services Act 1990,]or a person who [F5 holds or] has held high judicial office, and, before appointing a layman, the archbishops of Canterbury and York shall satisfy themselves that he is a communicant.

F6 (4) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

[F7 (5) The appointment of the Dean of the Arches and Auditor shall be for a period beginning with the date of the appointment and ending with the date on which he attains the age of seventy-five years, but—

(a) he may resign his office by instrument in writing under his hand addressed to, and served on, the Archbishops of Canterbury and York,

(b) he may be removed by the Archbishops of Canterbury and York jointly if the Upper Houses of the Convocations of the provinces of Canterbury and York each resolve that he is incapable of acting or unfit to act, and

(c) he may continue to act as a judge for the purpose of any proceedings in either Court during the course of which he attains the age of seventy-five years as if the date of the conclusion of the proceedings were the date on which he attains that age.]

(6) [F8 The Dean of the Arches and Auditor and every chancellor of a diocese shall, before he enters on the execution of his office as a judge of the said Courts],—

(a) take F9 . . .,—

(i) before the archbishop of Canterbury in the presence of the registrar of the province of Canterbury and before the archbishop of York in the presence of the registrar of the province of York; or

(ii) in open court in both of those provinces in the presence of the registrar of the province;

the oaths set out in Part I of the First Schedule to this Measure; . . . F10

(b) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F11

(7) [F12 A person appointed under paragraph [F13 (b)] of subsection (2) of this section] to hold the office of judge of either of the said Courts shall, before he enters on the execution of his office,—

(a) take F9 . . . the said oaths either before the archbishop of the relevant province and in the presence of the registrar of that province or in open court in the presence of that registrar; . . . F10

(b) . . . F11

(8) A provincial registrar shall record the taking . . . F10 F14 . . ., of an oath . . . F10 in his presence in pursuance of either of the two last foregoing subsections.

Textual Amendments

F1 Words in s. 3(1) substituted (1.3.1993) by Care of Churches and Ecclesiastical Jurisdiction Measure 1991 (No. 1, SIF 21:8), s. 8(1), Sch. 4 para. 3(a) (with s. 31(6)); Instrument dated 16.2.1993 made by the Archbishops of Canterbury and York

F2 S. 3(2)(b) substituted for s. 3(2)(b)(c) (1.2.2014) by Clergy Discipline (Amendment) Measure 2013 (No. 2), ss. 9(3), 10(2); S.I. 2014/1, art. 2

F3 S. 3(2)(d) inserted (1.3.1993) by Care of Churches and Ecclesiastical Jurisdiction Measure 1991 (No. 1, SIF 21:8), s. 8(1), Sch. 4 para. 3(b) (with s. 31(6)); Instrument dated 16.2.1993 made by the Archbishops of Canterbury and York

F4 Words substituted by Courts and Legal Services Act 1990 (c. 41, SIF 37), s. 71(2), Sch. 10 para. 18(1)

F5 Words in s. 3(3) inserted (1.3.1993) by Care of Churches and Ecclesiastical Jurisdiction Measure 1991 (No. 1, SIF 21:8), s. 8(1), Sch. 4 para. 3(c) (with s. 31(6)); Instrument dated 16.2.1993 made by the Archbishops of Canterbury and York

F6 S. 3(4) repealed (1.2.2014) by Clergy Discipline (Amendment) Measure 2013 (No. 2), ss. 9(4), 10(2); S.I. 2014/1, art. 2

F7 S. 3(5) substituted (1.2.2014) by Clergy Discipline (Amendment) Measure 2013 (No. 2), ss. 9(5), 10(2); S.I. 2014/1, art. 2

F8 Words in s. 3(6) substituted (1.3.1993) by Care of Churches and Ecclesiastical Jurisdiction Measure 1991 (No. 1, SIF 21:8), s. 8(1), Sch. 4 para. 3(e) (with s. 31(6)); Instrument dated 16.2.1993 made by the Archbishops of Canterbury and York

F9 Words in s. 3(6)(7) repealed (1.9.1995) by 1995 No. 2, s. 9(b)(i); Instrument dated 26.7.1995 made by Archbishops of Canterbury and York

F10 Words repealed by Church of England (Worship and Doctrine) Measure 1974 (No. 3), Sch. 2

F11 S. 3(6)(b)(7)(b) repealed by Church of England (Worship and Doctrine) Measure 1974 (No. 3), Sch. 2

F12 Words in s. 3(7) substituted (1.3.1993) by Care of Churches and Ecclesiastical Jurisdiction Measure 1991 (No. 1, SIF 21:8), s. 8(1), Sch. 4 para. 3(f) (with s. 31(6)); Instrument dated 16.2.1993 made by the Archbishops of Canterbury and York

F13 Word in s. 3(7) substituted (1.2.2014) by Clergy Discipline (Amendment) Measure 2013 (No. 2), ss. 9(6), 10(2); S.I. 2014/1, art. 2

F14 Words in 3(8) repealed (1.9.1995) by 1995 No. 2, s. 9(b)(ii); Instrument dated 26.7.1995 made by Archbishops of Canterbury and York