Ecclesiastical Jurisdiction and Care of Churches Measure 2018

84 Fees Advisory Commission: continuation and membership

(1) There is to continue to be a body known as the Fees Advisory Commission.

(2) The members of the Commission are—

(a) one person who is a member of the House of Bishops nominated by that House;

(b) one person who is a Church Commissioner or an officer of the Church Commissioners nominated by them;

(c) one person who is the chair of a diocesan board of finance nominated by representatives of dioceses (see subsection (4));

(d) one person who is the registrar of a diocese nominated by the Ecclesiastical Law Association (see subsection (5));

(e) one person who is the chancellor of a diocese nominated by the Ecclesiastical Judges Association (see subsection (6));

(f) either the registrar of the province of Canterbury or the registrar of the province of York, whichever of them is nominated by the two registrars acting jointly;

(g) three persons appointed by the Appointments Committee of the Church of England (see subsection (7)).

(3) The chair of the Commission is the member chosen by the Commission from among the members appointed under subsection (2)(g).

(4) In subsection (2)(c), “representatives of dioceses” means persons—

(a) who are officers or members of a diocesan board of finance or are members of the House of Clergy or House of Laity of the General Synod elected for a diocese, and

(b) who are chosen under arrangements approved by the Archbishops of Canterbury and York acting jointly to represent dioceses in consultations on financial matters.

(5) In subsection (2)(d), the reference to the Ecclesiastical Law Association is a reference to the group of persons commonly known by that name (being a group which includes lawyers involved in the work of the Church of England) regardless of the form in which the group is for the time being constituted.

(6) In subsection (2)(e), the reference to the Ecclesiastical Judges Association is a reference to the group of persons commonly known by that name (being a group which includes the chancellor of each diocese and the Dean of the Arches and Auditor), regardless of the form in which the group is for the time being constituted.

(7) A person may not be appointed under subsection (2)(g) if he or she is eligible for membership under subsection (2)(a) to (f); and at least one, but no more than two, of the three persons appointed under subsection (2)(g) must be a member of the House of Clergy or House of Laity of the General Synod.