(1)It shall be lawful for the constitution and statutes of the foundation known as the Cathedral Church of Christ in Oxford to provide for the appointment of not more than two lay canons and to specify the functions of such lay canon or canons.
(2)No such lay canon shall be appointed unless the person concerned is —
(a)a communicant member of the Church of England; or
(b)a member of a church to which the [1988 No. 3.] Church of England (Ecumenical Relations) Measure 1988 applies and is entitled lawfully to take part in public worship in accordance with the forms of service and practice of the Church of England.
(3)The regius professorship of ecclesiastical history which, pursuant to section 6 of the [3 & 4 Vict. c. 113.] Ecclesiastical Commissioners Act 1840, was annexed to a canonry in the chapter of the said Cathedral Church may, notwithstanding the provisions of that Act, be held either by a residentiary canon in the said chapter or by a lay canon appointed pursuant to subsection (1) above.