SCHEDULE 1
Sections 4 and 7
New Schedule 3 to the Synodical Government Measure 1969
“SCHEDULE 3 Sections 4 and 7
Sections 4 and 7
Church Representation Rules
Part 1 |
Church electoral roll |
Rules 1 to 10 |
Part 2 |
Parish governance |
Rules 11 to 13 |
Part 3 |
Deanery synods |
Rules 14 to 28 |
Part 4 |
Diocesan synods |
Rules 29 to 45 |
Part 5 |
House of Laity of the General Synod |
Rules 46 to 56 |
Part 6 |
Appeals |
Rules 57 to 61 |
Part 7 |
Disqualification etc. |
Rules 62 to 71 |
Part 8 |
Miscellaneous |
Rules 72 to 84 |
Part 9 |
Parish governance: Model Rules |
Rules M1 to M42 |
Section A |
Annual parochial church meeting |
Rules M1 to M14 |
Section B |
Parochial church council |
Rules M15 to M36 |
Section C |
Joint council |
Rules M37 to M42 |
Part 10 |
Forms |
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Part 11 |
Index |
PART 1
Church electoral roll
1
(1) In every parish there must be a church electoral roll (referred to in these Rules as “the roll”) on which the names of lay persons are entered in accordance with this Part of these Rules.
(2) A lay person is entitled to have his or her name on the roll of a parish if he or she—
(a)
(a) is baptised,
(b)
(b) is aged 16 or over (but see paragraph (7)),
(c)
(c) has made one of the following three declarations, and
(d)
(d) has duly applied for enrolment on Form 1.
(3) The first declaration is a declaration that the person—
(a)
(a) is a member of the Church of England or of a Church in communion with it, and
(b)
(b) is resident in the parish.
(4) The second declaration is a declaration that the person—
(a)
(a) is a member of the Church of England or of a Church in communion with it,
(b)
(b) is not resident in the parish, but
(c)
(c) has habitually attended public worship in the parish during the preceding six months.
(5) The third declaration is a declaration that the person—
(a)
(a) is a member in good standing of a Church which is not in communion with the Church of England but subscribes to the doctrine of the Holy Trinity,
(b)
(b) is also a member of the Church of England, and
(c)
(c) has habitually attended public worship in the parish during the preceding six months.
(6) A person who is entitled under this Rule to have his or her name on the roll of more than one parish is entitled to have his or her name on the roll of each of those parishes; but the following provisions specify purposes for which the person is required to choose one of those parishes—
(a)
(a) Rule 16(2) (membership of the house of laity of a deanery synod);
(b)
(b) Rule 33(6) (additional members of diocesan synod nominated by bishop);
(c)
(c) Rule 36(4) (eligibility for election to diocesan synod);
(d)
(d) Rule 50(8) (eligibility for election by diocesan electors);
(e)
(e) Rule M8(2) (eligibility for election as parochial representative of laity);
(f)
(f) Rule M15(6) or (7) (membership of PCC).
(7) Where a lay person, who is going to become 16 after a revision of the roll or the preparation of a new roll is complete but before the date of the annual parochial church meeting, duly applies for enrolment on Form 1, the enrolment may take effect on the person’s 16th birthday.
(8) The roll of a parish must be kept and revised—
(a)
(a) by the PCC, or
(b)
(b) by the electoral roll officer under the direction of the PCC.
(9) Where a new parish is created by a pastoral scheme by the union of two or more former parishes, the roll of the new parish is in the first instance to consist of the rolls of the former parishes combined to form a single roll.
(10) In any other case where a new parish is created by a pastoral scheme, the roll of the new parish is in the first instance to consist of the name of every person who—
(a)
(a) on the date when the new parish comes into existence, has his or her name on the roll of a parish the whole or part of which forms part of the new parish, and
(b)
(b) is resident in the new parish or has habitually attended public worship there.
(11) The roll of a parish must, where practicable, specify the address of every person whose name is on it; but a failure to specify an address does not affect the validity of the entry.
(12) Where a person has provided an email address on Form 1, the roll must specify that email address.
(13) A copy of the roll of a parish must be made available for inspection, on a reasonable request being made to the PCC; and the copy made available for inspection must include every name entered on the roll but no other personal data.
2
(1) The name of a person who is entitled to have his or her name on the roll of a parish must, subject to these Rules, be added to the roll.
(2) If additions are made to the roll, the electoral roll officer must report them at the next meeting of the PCC.
(3) A list of the names added, but no other personal data, must be made available for inspection, on a reasonable request being made to the PCC.
3
(1) The roll of a parish must be revised annually, except in a year in which a new roll is prepared (as to which, see Rules 6 and 7).
(2) Notice of the proposed revision must be given on Form 2 and displayed by or under the direction of the minister—
(a)
(a) in the case of the parish church or, where there is more than one church in the parish, each of those churches, on or near the principal door, and
(b)
(b) in the case of each building in the parish licensed for public worship, in a location readily visible to members of the congregation.
(3) The notice under paragraph (2) must remain on display for at least 14 days before the proposed revision begins.
(4) In a case where the minister is absent or incapacitated by illness or for some other reason or where there is nobody who is the minister within the meaning of these Rules (see Rule 83(1)), the minister’s function under this Rule is to be carried out by—
(a)
(a) the vice-chair of the PCC, or
(b)
(b) if there is not a vice-chair or the vice-chair is unable or unwilling to act, the secretary of the PCC or some other person appointed by the PCC.
4
(1) On each revision of the roll of a parish—
(a)
(a) every addition to the roll since the previous revision (or, if there has not yet been a revision of the roll, since the formation of the roll) must be reviewed and any further additions must be made as necessary, and
(b)
(b) a person’s name must be removed from the roll in each of the following cases.
(2) The first case is where the person has died.
(3) The second case is where the person has become a clerk in Holy Orders.
(4) The third case is where the person has stated in writing the wish to have his or her name removed.
(5) The fourth case is where the person was not entitled to have his or her name entered on the roll at the time it was entered.
(6) The fifth case is where the person—
(a)
(a) has ceased to reside in the parish,
(b)
(b) has not continued to habitually attend public worship in the parish during any period of six months, and
(c...
