Prospective
(1)Where a complaint against a priest or deacon is referred to a bishop’s disciplinary tribunal under section 27(7)(a), it is referred to the bishop’s disciplinary tribunal for the diocese of the responsible bishop.
(2)The bishop’s disciplinary tribunal consists of three persons—
(a)one of whom serves as the Chair (see further subsection (3)),
(b)one of whom is a clerk in Holy Orders appointed by the President of Tribunals, and
(c)one of whom is a lay person appointed by the President of Tribunals.
(3)The Chair of the bishop’s disciplinary tribunal is—
(a)the President of Tribunals, or
(b)such person as the President may appoint from among those included under section 10(2)(a) or (d) on the provincial panel for the province which includes the diocese of the responsible bishop.
(4)A person may not be appointed to a bishop’s disciplinary tribunal for the purposes of this section if that person was nominated to the provincial panel by the responsible bishop.
Commencement Information
I1S. 29 not in force at Royal Assent, see s. 73(3)