Synodical Government Measure 1969

19(1)A deanery synod shall consist of a house of clergy and a house of laity.

(2)The members of the house of clergy of a deanery synod shall consist of—

(a)the clerks in Holy Orders beneficed in or licensed to any parish in the deanery;

(b)any clerks in Holy Orders licensed to institutions in the deanery under the M1Extra-Parochial Ministry Measure 1967;

(c)any clerical members of the General Synod or diocesan synod resident in the deanery;

(d)such other clerks in Holy Orders holding the bishop’s licence and resident or working in any part of the deanery as may be determined by or in accordance with a resolution of the diocesan synod.

[F1(e)one retired clerk in Holy Orders who has attained the retiring age within the meaning of the M2Clergy Pensions Measure 1961 at the relevant date, chosen in such manner as may be approved by the bishop by and from among the retired clerks in Holy Orders who have attained that age at that date, are resident in the deanery and are not licensed to any parish in the deanery or to any institution therein under the said Measure of 1967.]

[F2(2A)Where an extra parochial place is not in a deanery it shall be deemed for the pruposes of these rules to belong to the deanery which it abuts and if there is any doubt in the matter a determination shall be made by the bishop’s council and standing committee.]

[F3(2B)For the purposes of [F4paragraph (2)(e) above] the relevant date shall be the 31st December in the year immdiately preceding any eleciton of the parochial representatives of the laity, and as soon as possible after that date the rural dean of the deanery shall inform the bishop of the number of clerks in Holy Orders who are qualified for membership of the deanery synod by virtue of that sub-paragraph.]

[F5(2C)Not later than 1st July following the election of parochial representatives of the laity to the deanery synod the secretary of the said synod shall send to the diocesan electoral registration officer appointed in accordance with rule 23A of these rules a list of the names and addresses of the members of the house of clergy, specifying the class of membership, and shall keep the said officer informed of subsequent changes in membership.]

(3)[F6Subject to the provisions of rule 1(3)] the members of the house of laity of a deanery synod shall consist of [F7the following persons, that is to say]—

(a)the parochial representatives elected to the synod by the annual meetings of the parishes of the deanery;

(b)any lay members of the General Synod [F8a diocesan synod or an area synod constituted in accordance with section 17 of the M3Dioceses Measure 1978] whose names are entered on the roll of any parish in the deanery;

[F9(c)if in the opinion of the bishop of the diocese any community of persons in the deanery who are in the spiritual care of a chaplain licensed by the bishop should be represented in that house, one lay person, being an actual communicant member of the Church of England of eighteen years or upwards, chosen in such manner as may be approved by the bishop by and from among the members of that community]

[F10(d)]such other lay persons, being deaconesses or . . . F11 lay workers licensed by the bishop to work in any part of the deanery, as may be determined by or in accordance with a resolution of the diocesan synod.

(4)The house of clergy and house of laity of a deanery synod may co-opt additional members of their respective houses, being clerks in Holy Orders or, as the case may be, lay persons who shall be actual communicant members of the Church of England of [F12eighteen years or upwards]:

[F13Provided that the number of members co-opted by either house shall not exceed five per cent. of the total number of members of that house or three, whichever is the greater.]

[F14The names and addresses of co-opted members shall be sent by the secretary of the deanery synod to the diocesan electoral registration officer appointed in accordance with rule 23A of these rules.]

Textual Amendments

F4Words substituted by S.I. 1984/1039, para. 13(2)

F6Words inserted by S.I. 1973/1865, para. 11(1)(a)

F7Words inserted by S.I. 1973/1865, para. 11(1)(b)

F8Words substituted by S.I. 1980/178, para. 5(3)

F10Rule 19(3)(d) (originally (3)(c)) re-lettered by S.I. 1973/1865, para. 11(1)(d)

F11Word repealed by S.I. 1984/1039, para. 13(3)

F12Words substituted by S.I. 1973/1865, para. 11(2)

F13Rule 19(4) proviso substituted by S.I. 1973/1865, para. 11(2)

F14Words inserted by S.I. 1989/2094, para. 6(2)

Marginal Citations

M11967 No. 2 (21:7).

M21961 No. 3 (21:5).

M31978 No. 1 (21:3).