[F1Power of bishop to nominate membersE
Textual Amendments
F1Sch. 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
33(1)The bishop of a diocese may nominate up to ten additional members of the diocesan synod.E
(2)A clerk in Holy Orders who is nominated under this Rule becomes a member of the house of clergy of the diocesan synod.
(3)A lay person who is nominated under this Rule becomes a member of the house of laity of the diocesan synod.
(4)A person who becomes a member of a diocesan synod under this Rule has the same rights, and is subject to the same requirements, as an elected member.
(5)Where a person nominated under this Rule is eligible under Rule 15 or 16 for membership of more than one deanery synod, the bishop's council and standing committee must designate the deanery synod of which the person is to be a member.
(6)Where a person nominated under this Rule is a lay person who is on the roll of more than one parish, the person must choose the PCC of which he or she is to be a member.]