Part 8

Miscellaneous and General

Administrative provisions

Parochial church council with insufficient members
103A
1
This section applies where a parochial church council has no members or not enough members to be able to form the quorum for a meeting (see Rule M27 of the Church Representation Rules).
2
The provisions of this Measure, so far as they apply to the council, are (subject to subsection (3)) to have effect—
a
as if the minister and churchwardens of the parish acting jointly were the council, or
b
if there is no minister, as if the churchwardens of the parish acting jointly were the council.
3
If there are no churchwardens, the provisions of this Measure, so far as they apply to the council, are to have no effect.
4
Each of the functions of an officer of the council under this Measure is to be exercised by such person as the bishop may appoint.
S. 103A inserted (1.1.2020) by Church Representation and Ministers Measure 2019 (No. 1), s. 1(3), Sch. 2 para. 35; S.I. 2019/1460, art. 2