(1)The archbishops of Canterbury and York shall each for his province, after consultation with the president of tribunals, appoint a person to be the registrar of tribunals for the province for the purposes of this Measure.
(2)A person so appointed shall be a person who has a general qualification within the meaning of the Courts and Legal Services Act 1990 (c. 41).
(3)The person holding the office of registrar of tribunals for a province shall vacate that office on the date on which he attains the age of seventy years or such earlier age as may be prescribed by regulations made by the House of Bishops of the General Synod under [F1section 32(1) of the Ecclesiastical Jurisdiction and Care of Churches Measure 2018].
(4)The registrar of tribunals for a province may resign his office by instrument in writing under his hand addressed to, and served on, the archbishop of the province and the instrument shall specify the date, being a date not less than twelve months after the service of the instrument or such earlier date as the archbishop may allow, on which the resignation is to take effect.
(5)The appointment of a person as registrar of tribunals for a province may be terminated by an instrument in writing under the hand of the archbishop of the province (after consultation with the president of tribunals) addressed to, and served on, that person, and the instrument shall specify the date, being a date not less than twelve months after the date of service of the instrument, on which the appointment is to terminate.
(6)The registrar of tribunals for a province shall exercise the functions conferred on him by this Measure and in addition shall have the following duties—
(a)to direct and supervise the general administration of disciplinary tribunals in the province;
(b)to exercise such other functions as may be prescribed.
(7)If the person holding the office of registrar of tribunals for a province is for any reason unable or unwilling to perform the duties of a registrar or it would be inappropriate for him to perform those duties, the registrar of tribunals for the other province [F2or, where a person has been selected under subsection (8), that person] shall perform those duties and, for that purpose, shall have all the powers and duties of the registrar of the first-mentioned province.
[F3(8)The registrar of tribunals for a province—
(a)may select a person to perform the duties of the registrar in the circumstances mentioned in subsection (7), but
(b)may not do so without having obtained the written approval of the president of tribunals.]
Textual Amendments
F1Words in s. 5(3) substituted (1.9.2018) by Ecclesiastical Jurisdiction and Care of Churches Measure 2018 (No. 3), s. 99(2), Sch. 3 para. 12 (with Sch. 4 Pt. 1); S.I. 2018/720, art. 2
F2Words in s. 5(7) inserted (16.5.2016) by Safeguarding and Clergy Discipline Measure 2016 (No. 1), ss. 9(1), 12(3); S.I. 2016/552, art. 2
F3S. 5(8) inserted (16.5.2016) by Safeguarding and Clergy Discipline Measure 2016 (No. 1), ss. 9(2), 12(3); S.I. 2016/552, art. 2
Commencement Information
I1S. 5 in force at 8.9.2005 by S.I. 2005/5, Instrument made by Archbishops