SCHEDULES
SCHEDULE 3

Church Representation Rules
PART 2

Parish governance

Scheme for amendment
12
1
The annual parochial church meeting or a special parochial church meeting may make a scheme to amend or supplement, or to replace (either as a whole or in part), the Rules in Part 9 in so far as they apply to that parish.
2
A scheme under this Rule may not make provision which would disapply or suspend or restrict the application of—
a
Rule M8(4) to (8) (disqualification from nomination to be parochial representative);
aa
Rule M12A (elected person: declaration as to disqualifications);
b
Rule M13 (special parochial meeting);
c
Rule M14 (extraordinary parochial meeting);
d
Rule M15(2) and (3) (PCC: laity must outnumber clergy);
e
Rule M15(13) (PCC: disqualification from membership);
f
Rule M27(2) (PCC quorate only if majority present lay);
g
Rule M36 (district church council: disqualification from membership);
h
Rule M41 (joint council: disqualification from membership);
i
Rule M42(5) (joint council: laity must outnumber clergy).
Sch. 3 modified by Cathedrals Measure 1963 (No. 2), s. 12(3) (as substituted (1.6.1992) by Church of England (Miscellaneous Provisions) Measure 1992 (No. 1), s. 17(1), Sch. 3 para. 10;Instrument dated 27.5.1992 made by Archbishops of Canterbury and York.
Sch. 3 modified (30.6.1999) by Cathedrals Measure 1999 (No. 1), ss. 12(4), 38(2)(3) (with ss. 33, 37, 38(5)(6))
Sch. 3: power to modify conferred (coming into force in accordance with s. 53(3) of the amending Measure) by Cathedrals Measure 2021 (No. 2), ss. 41(2)(d), 53(3) (with ss. 42(4), 48, 52(1))
Sch. 3 applied by Churchwardens Measure 2001 (No. 1), s. 5(7) (as substituted (19.5.2014) by Church of England (Miscellaneous Provisions) Measure 2014 (No. 1), s. 21(2), Sch. 2 para. 15; S.I. 2014/1369, art. 2)
Sch. 3 modified (coming into force in accordance with s. 53(3) of the amending Measure) by Cathedrals Measure 2021 (No. 2), ss. 40(3), 53(3) (with ss. 42(4), 48, 52(1)) (as amended (coming into force in accordance with s. 22(3) of the amending Measure) by Church of England (Miscellaneous Provisions) Measure 2024 (No. 1), s. 22(3), Sch. 1 para. 24)
Sch. 3 substituted (1.1.2020) by Church Representation and Ministers Measure 2019 (No. 1), s. 1(3), Sch. 1 (with Sch. 3); S.I. 2019/1460, art. 2
Sch. 3 rule 12(2)(aa) inserted (1.8.2023) by The Church Representation Rules (Amendment) Resolution 2023 (S.I. 2023/863), paras. 1, 3(2)