The Commission shall consist of a person who shall be known as “the Chair”, a person who shall be known as “the Vice-Chair” and twenty-two other members.

The Chair shall be a lay person appointed by the Archbishops of Canterbury and York after consultation with the Secretary of State, and the Vice-Chair shall be appointed by the Archbishops after consultation with the Archbishops' Council and with such organisation as appears to the Archbishops to be representative of the deans of cathedral churches.

All the members of the Commission appointed under paragraph 3(b) to (g) shall be persons who between them have special knowledge of archaeology, architecture, archives, art, the care and conservation of books, manuscripts and other historic objects, history (including history of art and architecture) and liturgy (including church music).

Five members of the Commission, of whom at least one shall be a member of the Chapter of a cathedral, shall be elected by the General Synod from among its members, each person so elected having knowledge of the ways in which cathedral churches are currently used and of their contribution to the work of the Church of England.

No person who is a member of the Chapter or fabric advisory committee of any cathedral church or a member or officer of a relevant committee of any designated organisation shall be eligible for appointment as the Chair or Vice-Chair of the Commission.

The Chair and other members of the Commission shall hold office for 5 years beginning on the first day of May in the year next following the year in which the General Synod is dissolved and a new Synod comes into being.

Any member of the Commission shall on ceasing to hold office be eligible for re-appointment or re-election unless he or she became such a member by virtue of re-appointment or re-election under this paragraph or appointment under paragraph 9 following re-election under this paragraph.

Where a member of the Commission elected by the General Synod under paragraph 5 has, following the dissolution of the Synod, not been re-elected to the new Synod, that person may be appointed by the Appointments Committee of the Church of England as a member and shall hold office until the thirtieth day of April following the year in which the new Synod comes into being.

Where a casual vacancy occurs among the members of the Commission appointed by the Archbishops of Canterbury and York, the Archbishops, after such consultation as appears to them to be appropriate having regard to the knowledge or experience of the person whose place is to be filled, may appoint a person to fill the vacancy.

Where a casual vacancy occurs among the members of the Commission elected by the General Synod, the General Synod may elect one of its members to fill the vacancy, the person so elected having knowledge of the matters mentioned in paragraph 5.

Any person appointed or elected to fill a casual vacancy shall hold office only for the unexpired portion of the term of office of the person in whose place he or she is appointed or elected, but shall be eligible for re-appointment or re-election for one further term of office in accordance with paragraph 8, and if the Archbishops of Canterbury and York so direct, shall be eligible for re-appointment or re-election for a second further term.

The Commission shall appoint a secretary to the Commission but no person shall be appointed who is a member or officer of the Chapter or fabric advisory committee of any cathedral church or a member of a relevant committee of any designated organisation.

The Commission shall have power to appoint such committees as it considers expedient.

Persons who are not members of the Commission may be appointed to any committee of the Commission, but the number of such persons appointed to a committee shall be less than half the total number of members of the committee.

The quorum of the Commission shall be 8 members.

The business of the Commission shall be decided by a majority of the members present and voting thereon and, in the event of an equal division of votes, the Chair shall have a second or casting vote.

Subject to paragraph 16, the Commission may act notwithstanding any vacancy in its membership.

The Commission shall have power to hold public hearings in connection with any matter to be considered by it for the purpose of receiving oral representations from members of the public and may appoint a panel of not less than three members for the purpose of holding a public hearing on any matter specified by the Commission and reporting thereon to the Commission.

Where the Commission is considering an appeal under section 10 or 14 no member of the Commission who is also a member of the fabric advisory committee against whose decision the appeal is brought shall participate in the proceedings.

Subject to the preceding provisions of this Schedule and to any directions as to procedure given by the General Synod, the Commission shall have power to regulate its own procedure.

The Archbishops of Canterbury and York acting jointly may designate the organisations which are to be “designated organisations” for the purpose of paragraphs 6 and 13 and may specify the committees of those organisations which are to be “relevant committees” for the purposes of those paragraphs.

The committee shall appoint a person who shall be known as “the Chair” from among its members.

The dean of the cathedral, the administrator of the cathedral and such other members of the Chapter as the Chapter, after consulting the fabric advisory committee, considers appropriate, shall be entitled to attend, and to speak at meetings of the committee or such meetings of the committee as may be specified by the Chapter, but no such person shall be entitled to vote.

It shall be the duty of the cathedral architect or surveyor of the fabric and the person (if any) holding office as cathedral archaeologist to attend meetings of the committee unless the Chair permits or directs otherwise.

No person who holds any paid office in the Commission shall be eligible for appointment as a member of the committee.

The members of the committee shall hold office for a period of 5 years but shall be eligible for reappointment.

The committee shall appoint a person, whether or not a member of the committee, to be secretary of the committee, provided that, in the case of a member of the Chapter or a person who is employed or holds paid office in the cathedral, the committee shall have particular regard to the question whether there is any conflict of interests which would make it inappropriate to appoint that person as the secretary.

Any expenses properly incurred by a member of the committee for the purposes of this Measure shall be reimbursed by the Chapter of the cathedral.

Where a casual vacancy occurs among the members of the committee, the body which appointed the person whose place is to be filled may after carrying out the like consultation as was required when the appointment was made appoint a person to fill the vacancy, and any person so appointed shall hold office for the unexpired portion of the term of office of the person in whose place he or she is appointed.

Subject to paragraph 10, the committee may act notwithstanding any vacancy in its membership.

The business of the committee shall be decided by a majority of the members present and voting thereon and, in the event of an equal division of votes, the Chair shall have a second or casting vote.

The committee shall hold not less than 2 meetings each year, and if 3 or more members, by notice sent to the secretary of the committee, request that a special meeting be held, such a meeting shall be held within 4 weeks of the sending of that notice.

The secretary of the committee shall place on the agenda for the next meeting any matter requested by any member of the committee.

The secretary of the committee shall before each meeting send to the Chapter and to the Commission a copy of the agenda for the meeting and shall after each meeting send to the Chapter and to the Commission a copy of the minutes of that meeting.

Subject to the preceding provisions of this Schedule, the committee shall have power to regulate its own procedure.