SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 2Amendment of Church Commissioners Measure 1947

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(1)

In Schedule 1—

(a)

in paragraph 1(b) the words “or provosts”, in both places where they occur, and the words “and provosts” shall be omitted, after the words “who are not deans” there shall be added the words “ , whether or not those clerks are members of that House ” and after the words “House of Laity of the General Synod” there shall be inserted the words “ , whether or not those persons are members of that House ”;

(b)

in paragraph 2, in the first sentence, for the words from “at such time” to the end of the sentence there shall be substituted the words “ in accordance with the Standing Orders of the General Synod ” and for the word “April” there shall be substituted the word “ January ”;

(c)

in paragraph 5 the words “or provost” shall be omitted; and

(d)

in paragraph 5A—

(i)

in sub-paragraph (1) after the words “General Synod” there shall be inserted the words “ who is a member of that House ”; and

(ii)

in sub-paragraph (2) for the words after “shall be held” to the end there shall be substituted the words “ in accordance with the Standing Orders of the General Synod ”.

(2)

Sub-paragraph (1)(b) above shall apply to the term of office of any Church Commissioner who holds office on the date of the coming into force of that sub-paragraph as if that term of office expired on the thirty first day of December immediately preceding the date on which it would otherwise expire.