Legislative burdens

3Exceptions

1

An order under section 1 may not make provision amending or repealing a provision of—

a

the Submission of the Clergy Act 1533;

b

the Appointment of Bishops Act 1533;

c

the Suffragan Bishops Acts 1534 to 1898;

d

the Act of Uniformity 1662;

e

the Church of England Assembly (Powers) Act 1919;

f

the Synodical Government Measure 1969 (but see subsection (4));

g

the Church of England (Worship and Doctrine) Measure 1974;

h

this Measure.

2

An order under section 1 may not make provision of a kind to which Article 7 or 8 of the Constitution of the General Synod applies.

3

An order under section 1 may not make provision to extend, reduce or alter the purposes for which the Church Commissioners may make payments from their general fund.

4

The reference in subsection (1)(f) to a provision of the Synodical Government Measure 1969 does not include a reference to a provision which relates merely to the constitution or functions of diocesan or deanery synods.

5

The exceptions under subsections (1) to (3) do not apply to consequential provision made in reliance on section 9(1).