Church Commissioners Measure 1947

Section 1(2).

SCHEDULE I U.K. Constitution of the Commissioners

1 The Commissioners shall be—

• the Archbishops of Canterbury and York and the diocesan bishops of the Provinces of Canterbury and York;

• the three church estates commissioners;

• five deans appointed by the Church Assembly, three from the Province of Canterbury and two from the Province of York;

• ten other clerks in Holy Orders appointed by the [F1 General Synod];

• ten laymen appointed by the [F1 General Synod];

• four laymen nominated by His Majesty, and four persons nominated by the Archbishop of Canterbury: provided that at least [F2 one]of the eight Commissioners so nominated shall be, or shall have been, of counsel to His Majesty;

• The Lord Chancellor, The Lord President of the Council, the First Lord of the Treasury, the Chancellor of the Exchequer and the Secretary of State for the Home Department;

• the Speaker of the House of Commons;

• the Lord Chief Justice, the Master of the Rolls, the Attorney-General and the Solicitor-General;

• the Lord Mayor and two aldermen of the City of London and the Lord Mayor of the City of York; and

• one representative from each of the universities of Oxford and Cambridge, being either the Vice-Chancellor or a person nominated by him to serve during his own term of office.

Textual Amendments

F1 Words substituted by virtue of Synodical Government Measure 1969 (No. 2), s. 2(2)

F2 Word substituted by Church of England (Miscellaneous Provisions) Measure 1978 (No. 3, SIF 21:8), s. 4(1)

2 [F3 Commissioners appointed by the General Synod (who need not be members thereof) shall be appointed for five years at such time and in such manner as the Synod may from time to time determine, but if the Synod alters the time at which they are to be appointed the period of office of the Commissioners so appointed who are then in office shall be extended or reduced accordingly, as the circumstances require.]

Commissioners nominated by the Archbishop of Canterbury shall be nominated for such number of years as he may from time to time determine.

The two aldermen of the City of London shall be appointed by the court of aldermen thereof either for one year or for such number of years not exceeding five as the court may from time to time determine.

In this paragraph the expression “year” means a period of twelve months commencing on the first day of April

Any such Commissioner as is referred to in this paragraph shall be eligible for re-appointment or re-nomination.

Textual Amendments

F3 Words substituted by Church of England (Miscellaneous Provisions) Measure 1978 (No. 3, SIF 21:8), s. 4(2)

3 In the event of delay in the appointment or nomination of a successor any such Commissioner as is referred to in the last preceding paragraph shall, notwithstanding the expiration of the period for which he was appointed or nominated, continue to hold office until a successor is appointed or nominated.

4 U.K. A person shall be disqualified from being a Commissioner so long as he is a salaried official of any central or diocesan body in the Church of England.

5 If an appointed Commissioner who was qualified for appointment by virtue of being a dean, a clerk in Holy Orders, or a layman appointed by the Church Assembly ceases to be so qualified, he shall thereby vacate his membership.

[F4 5A (1) Without prejudice to paragraph 5 above, if an appointed Commissioner, being a Commissioner appointed by the General Synod, was at the time of his appointment a member of that Synod, then, subject to sub-paragraph (2) below, he shall on ceasing to be a member thereof thereby vacate his membership.

(2) Where a Commissioner to whom sub-paragraph (1) above applies ceases to be a member of the General Synod by reason of the dissolution of that Synod he may continue to act during the period of the dissolution as a Commissioner, but if he does not stand for re-election to the General Synod or is not re-elected, the preceding provision shall cease to apply to him with effect from the date on which the appointment of his successor is announced by the presiding officer.]

Textual Amendments

F4 Sch. I para. 5A inserted by Church of England (Miscellaneous Provisions) Measure 1978 (No. 3, SIF 21:8), s. 4(3)

6 U.K. Every lay Commissioner not being a Commissioner in right of office shall, before otherwise acting in connection with the business of the Commissioners, declare in writing before an officer of the Commissioners that he is a member of the Church of England.