In Schedule 1 to the National Institutions Measure 1998 (1998 No. 1), after paragraph 4 there shall be inserted the following paragraph—
“4A(1)Elected members of the Council shall be elected in accordance with the Standing Orders of the General Synod.
(2)Subject to sub-paragraph (3) below, if an elected member ceases to be a member of the House of the General Synod which elected that member, the member shall cease to be a member of the Council.
(3)If an elected member ceases to be a member of the General Synod by virtue of the dissolution of that Synod, the member shall not cease to be a member of the Council by virtue of sub-paragraph (2) above, but if that member does not stand for re-election or is not re-elected to the General Synod an election to fill that member’s place as a member of the Council shall be held in accordance with the Standing Orders of the General Synod.”.