PART 5

MISCELLANEOUS

Fees

Fees Advisory Commission: continuation and membership
84
1
There is to continue to be a body known as the Fees Advisory Commission.
2
The members of the Commission are—
a
one person who is a diocesan or suffragan bishop nominated by the House of Bishops (regardless of whether that person is a member of that House);
b
one person who is a Church Commissioner or an officer of the Church Commissioners nominated by them;
c
one person who is the chair of a diocesan board of finance nominated by representatives of dioceses (see subsection (4));
d
one person who is the registrar of a diocese nominated by the Ecclesiastical Law Association (see subsection (5));
e
one person who is the chancellor of a diocese nominated by the Ecclesiastical Judges Association (see subsection (6));
f
either the registrar of the province of Canterbury or the registrar of the province of York, whichever of them is nominated by the two registrars acting jointly;
g
three persons appointed by the Appointments Committee of the Church of England (see subsection (7)).
3
The chair of the Commission is the member chosen by the Commission from among the members appointed under subsection (2)(g).
4
In subsection (2)(c), “representatives of dioceses” means persons—
a
who are officers or members of a diocesan board of finance or are members of the House of Clergy or House of Laity of the General Synod elected for a diocese, and
b
who are chosen under arrangements approved by the Archbishops of Canterbury and York acting jointly to represent dioceses in consultations on financial matters.
5
In subsection (2)(d), the reference to the Ecclesiastical Law Association is a reference to the group of persons commonly known by that name (being a group which includes lawyers involved in the work of the Church of England) regardless of the form in which the group is for the time being constituted.
6
In subsection (2)(e), the reference to the Ecclesiastical Judges Association is a reference to the group of persons commonly known by that name (being a group which includes the chancellor of each diocese and the Dean of the Arches and Auditor), regardless of the form in which the group is for the time being constituted.
7
A person may not be appointed under subsection (2)(g) if he or she is eligible for membership under subsection (2)(a) to (f); and at least one, but no more than two, of the three persons appointed under subsection (2)(g) must be a member of the House of Clergy or House of Laity of the General Synod.
S. 84 in force at 1.9.2018 by S.I. 2018/720, art. 2
S. 84(2)(a) substituted (1.3.2019) by Church of England (Miscellaneous Provisions) Measure 2018 (No. 7), ss. 8(3), 17(3); S.I. 2019/67, art. 2(1)(g)