Mission and Pastoral etc. (Amendment) Measure 2018

5 Team and group ministries

(1) In section 34 of the Mission and Pastoral Measure 2011 (establishment of team ministries), in subsection (6) (responsibility of rector), omit from “; and the scheme” to the end.

(2) In subsection (7) of that section (authority of vicar)—

(a) omit “the scheme or, subject to the scheme,”, and

(b) omit “(subject to the scheme)”.

(3) In subsection (8) of that section (responsibility of certain team ministry members for pastoral care)—

(a) for the words from the beginning to “any member of the team” substitute “The bishop’s licence may assign to any member of a team ministry”, and

(b) omit “(subject to the scheme)”.

(4) Omit the following provisions of that section—

(a) subsection (11) (duty of rector to convene meetings);

(b) subsection (12) (right of members to request meetings);

(c) subsection (15) (duty of rector to inform members of statutory notices);

(d) subsection (18) (definition of expressions used in subsection (15)).

(5) In subsection (16) of that section (appointment of vicar to act as rector when vacancy arises), for “, (6) and (11)” substitute “and (6)”.

(6) In paragraph 1 of Schedule 3 to the Mission and Pastoral Measure 2011 (supplementary provisions relating to pastoral schemes etc: team and group ministries), in sub-paragraph (1), for the words from “either” to the end substitute “by a patronage board constituted by the scheme”.

(7) In sub-paragraph (3) of that paragraph, omit “or the diocesan board of patronage”.

(8) Omit sub-paragraph (11) of that paragraph.

(9) In paragraph 2 of that Schedule, in sub-paragraph (1), omit “or by the diocesan board of patronage”.

(10) In sub-paragraph (2) of that paragraph, omit the words from “and shall be entitled” to the end.

(11) Omit sub-paragraphs (3) and (4) of that paragraph.

(12) In sub-paragraph (10) of that paragraph, omit “, (3), (4)”.