Part I Procedure for making Pastoral Schemes and Orders

Modified procedure for schemes and orders affecting more than one diocese

12 Limited extension of diocesan proposals and schemes to other dioceses.

1

The pastoral committee of any diocese may include in recommendations made by them such recommendations affecting another diocese as are capable of implementation by the exercise of the powers specified in section 35 and such recommendations and a scheme or order to implement them may be proceeded with, made and in the case of a scheme confirmed under and in accordance with the foregoing provisions of this Measure, subject to the following conditions:—

a

before ascertaining the views of any of the persons who would be interested parties as a result of the recommendations affecting the other diocese, the pastoral committee shall obtain the consent of the bishop of that other diocese to the consideration of those recommendations, and he shall, before giving his consent, consult the pastoral committee of his diocese;

b

the bishop of the first-mentioned diocese shall not submit any draft proposals formulating such recommendations to the Commissioners under section 4(1) without the consent of the bishop of the other diocese.

2

The powers conferred by subsection (1) may be used to include recommendations affecting more than one other diocese, and in that case the conditions aforesaid shall be complied with in relation to each of the other dioceses.