[F12(1)The Chair and Vice-Chair shall be appointed by the Archbishops of Canterbury and York acting jointly in the following manner—E
(a)the Chair shall be appointed with the approval of the General Synod, and
(b)the Vice-Chair shall be appointed from among the members of the House of Clergy and the House of Laity of the General Synod.
(2)Before appointing a lay person to be the Chair the Archbishops shall satisfy themselves that that person is an actual communicant within the meaning of rule 54(1) of the Church Representation Rules contained in Schedule 3 to the Synodical Government Measure 1969.]
Textual Amendments
F1Sch. 1 para. 2 substituted (19.5.2014) by Church of England (Miscellaneous Provisions) Measure 2014 (No. 1), ss. 16(4), 21(2); S.I. 2014/1369, art. 2
Commencement Information
I1Sch. 1 para. 2 in force at 1.9.2008 by 2008 No. 3, Instrument made by Archbishops