(1)A pastoral scheme or pastoral order may contain such supplementary or consequential provisions as appear to the Commissioners, with the agreement of the bishop or bishops concerned given after consultation with any pastoral committee (including a joint pastoral committee) concerned, to be necessary or expedient for giving effect to the purposes of the scheme or order.
(2)A pastoral scheme or order shall, where the Commissioners consider it appropriate, have annexed thereto a map or plan showing the changes made by the scheme or order.
(3)A pastoral scheme or order may provide that the scheme or order, or any provisions thereof, shall come into operation on a specified date, or on the happening of a specified event or contingency, and different dates, events or contingencies may be specified for different provisions.
(1)A pastoral scheme may be amended or revoked by a subsequent pastoral scheme or may, in respect of matters falling within the powers exercisable by a pastoral order, be amended by a pastoral order.
(2)A pastoral order may be amended or revoked by a subsequent pastoral order or pastoral scheme.
(3)If an amending pastoral scheme or order involves the exercise of powers under section 35 or section 36, the conditions mentioned in those sections or in section 37(m), as the case may require, shall be complied with.
(4)An amending pastoral scheme or order may provide for any matters for which provision could have been made by the scheme or order to be amended.
(5)A pastoral scheme or order, or any provision thereof, may be revoked or amended under this section before it comes into operation.
[F1(6)Where a pastoral order has made provision for the holding in plurality of any two or more benefices and any such provision has been terminated the bishop may, by instrument, make such consequential amendments to the order as he thinks fit.]
Textual Amendments
F1S. 39(6) added (1.6.2005) by Church of England (Miscellaneous Provisions) Measure 2005 (No. 3), s. 11(2), Sch. 4 para. 9; 2005 No. 2, Instrument made by Archbishops
Schedule 3 which—
(a)consists mainly of provisions applying generally by virtue of this Measure to such matters arising out of pastoral schemes and orders as are therein mentioned; and
(b)includes some provisions conferring supplementary powers exercisable by pastoral schemes and orders in relation to such matters,
shall have effect, but without prejudice to the powers conferred by section 38(1).