5 Enquiry to be conducted by diocesan committee or, at option of incumbent, provincial tribunal.E
(1)Subject to subsection (2) below, an enquiry into the pastoral situation in a parish shall be conducted by a diocesan committee of enquiry for the diocese in which the parish in question is situated.
(2)If the incumbent of the benefice to which the parish in question belongs so elects, such an enquiry shall be conducted by a provincial tribunal for the province in which the said diocese is situated.
(3)Before taking any steps to institute such enquiry the secretary of the diocesan synod shall notify the incumbent concerned in writing of his right to make an election under this section and of the period within which the election must be made.
(4)An election under this section shall be made within the period of fourteen days beginning with the date on which a notice under subsection (3) above is given to the incumbent and shall be made in writing to the said secretary.