Church of England (Ecumenical Relations) Measure 1988 No. 3

5 [F1 Churches to which Measure applies: designation by Archbishops] E

(1) This Measure applies to any Church which is designated by the Archbishops of Canterbury and York acting jointly as a Church to which this Measure applies.

(2) No Church shall be designated under subsection (1) above unless—

(a) the Church subscribes to the doctrine of the Holy Trinity and administers the Sacraments of baptism and Holy Communion; and

[F2 (b) at the time of designation—

(i) the Church is a member of one of the following bodies, namely, Churches Together in Britain and Ireland, Churches Together in England, the Evangelical Alliance or Affinity, or of any body which is jointly determined by the Archbishops of Canterbury and York to be the successor of any such body, or

(ii) in the case of a Church outside the United Kingdom, it is nominated by resolution of the General Synod for the purposes of this section.]

Textual Amendments

F1 S. 5 title substituted (1.2.2019) by Ecumenical Relations Measure 2018 (No. 6), ss. 2(1), 4(3); S.I. 2019/99, art. 2

F2 S. 5(2)(b) substituted (19.5.2014) by Church of England (Miscellaneous Provisions) Measure 2014 (No. 1), s. 21(2), Sch. 2 para. 10; S.I. 2014/1369, art. 2