Proceedings in secular courts

Duty to disclose inclusion in a barred list
34A
1
A person in Holy Orders who is included in a barred list shall be under a duty, within the period of twenty-eight days following his inclusion—
a
in the case of a priest or deacon, to inform the bishop of the diocese concerned,
b
in the case of a bishop, to inform the archbishop concerned, and
c
in the case of an archbishop, to inform the other archbishop—
i
of his inclusion in the barred list, and
ii
of the reasons for his inclusion.
2
Failure to comply with the requirements of subsection (1) above shall be regarded as a failure to do an act required by the laws ecclesiastical for the purposes of section 8(1) above.
S. 34A inserted (1.2.2014) by Clergy Discipline (Amendment) Measure 2013 (No. 2), s. 10(2), Sch. para. 7; 2014 No. 1, art. 2