Church of England (Legal Aid and Miscellaneous Provisions) Measure 1988

6Change of name of see.

(1)Without prejudice to any other powers of Her Majesty in Council in relation to sees, Her Majesty in Council, on receipt of a petition under this section, shall have power to change the name of any diocesan or suffragan see.

(2)Where any petition for the change of name of a see is approved by the diocesan synod of the diocese concerned, the bishop of the diocese shall lay the petition before the General Synod.

(3)Where, before the end of the group of sessions at which it is laid, notice is given of a motion directing that the petition be not forwarded to Her Majesty, the petition shall not be so forwarded until the motion has been disposed of or is withdrawn and if the motion is carried no further proceedings shall be taken in realtion to that petition.

(4)Where—

(a)no such notice is given before the end of the group of sessions at which the petition is laid, or

(b)the motion is defeated or withdrawn,

the bishop of the diocese may forward the petition to Her Majesty in Council.

(5)Nothing in this section shall confer power to alter the boundaries of a see.