SCHEDULES
SCHEDULE 1The Chapter of a cathedral
Eligibility, etc.
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1
A person is not eligible to be a member of the Chapter if—
a
the person is disqualified from being a charity trustee under the Charities Act 2011, and
b
the disqualification is not subject to a waiver under that Act which is applicable to membership of the Chapter.
2
Section 36 (safeguarding) makes other provision about disqualification from appointment to the Chapter.
3
A person is not eligible to be a member of the Chapter if the person is a chief officer; and, accordingly, if a member of the Chapter is appointed as a chief officer, the membership of the Chapter terminates on the appointment.
4
But a chief officer who was a member of the Chapter in accordance with the Cathedrals Measure 1999 immediately before the commencement of this Schedule in relation to the cathedral may, in spite of sub-paragraph (3), continue to serve as such—
a
until the commencement of the charity provisions (see section 53(7)), and
b
if the Chapter's application under section 35 of the Charities Act 2011 for registration as a charity includes a request for the chief officer to continue to serve as such and the request is agreed to, from the time when the request is agreed to.
5
Where the Chapter's application for registration as a charity includes a request of the kind mentioned in sub-paragraph (4)(b), a chief officer is entitled to serve in reliance on sub-paragraph (4) pending the decision on whether to agree to the request.
6
A person is not eligible to be a member of the Chapter unless the person is aged 16 or over.
7
A person is eligible to be a non-executive member only if the person is—
a
an actual communicant (within the meaning given in Rule 83(2) of the Church Representation Rules), or
b
a communicant member of a Church which is not in communion with the Church of England but subscribes to the doctrine of the Holy Trinity.
8
A majority of the non-executive members must be actual communicants (within the meaning given in Rule 83(2) of the Church Representation Rules).
9
At least one non-executive member must have recent and relevant financial experience.