Final

Orders: procedure
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1
An order under section 7 (lay residentiary canons: consequential provision) or paragraph 10 of Schedule 2 (remote meetings) may not be made unless—
a
a draft of the order has been laid before the General Synod and approved by it with or without amendment, and
b
the draft so approved has been referred to the Archbishops’ Council.
2
On referral of the draft under subsection (1)(b), the Archbishops’ Council must—
a
if the draft was approved without amendment, make the order by applying its seal, or
b
if the draft was approved with amendment—
i
make the order by applying its seal, or
ii
withdraw the draft for further consideration.
3
An order under section 7 or paragraph 10 of Schedule 2 may not come into force unless it has been sealed by the Archbishops’ Council.
4
If the Business Committee of the General Synod determines that a draft of an order under section 7 or paragraph 10 of Schedule 2 does not need to be debated by the Synod, the draft is to be treated as approved without amendment for the purposes of this section unless a member of the Synod gives notice in accordance with its Standing Orders that the member—
a
wishes the draft order to be debated, or
b
wishes to move an amendment to it.
5
The power to make an order under section 7 or paragraph 10 of Schedule 2 is exercisable by statutory instrument; and the Statutory Instruments Act 1946 applies—
a
as if the order had been made by a Minister of the Crown, and
b
as if this Measure were an Act of Parliament providing for the instrument containing the order to be subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of either House of Parliament.