The Church Representation Rules (Amendment) Resolution 1980

Members of parochial church council

4.—(1) At the beginning of rule 12(1) there shall be inserted the words “Subject to the provisions of rule 1(3)”.

(2) After paragraph (1) of rule 12 there shall be inserted—

“(1A) Any person chosen, appointed or elected as a churchwarden of a parish, being an actual communicant member of the Church of England whose name is on the roll of the parish, shall as from the date on which the choice, appointment or election, as the case may be, is made be a member of the parochial church council of the parish by virtue of this paragraph until he is admitted to the office of churchwarden, and he shall thereafter continue to be a member of that council by virtue of sub-paragraph (c) of paragraph (1) of this rule unless and until he ceases to be qualified for membership by virtue of that sub-paragraph.”

(3) For rule 12(2) there shall be substituted—

“(2) If—

(a) the name of any person, being an elected representative of the laity, is removed from the roll of the parish under rule 1, or

(b) any such person refuses or fails to apply for enrolment when a new roll for the parish is being prepared,

that person shall cease to be a member of the parochial church council of the parish on the date on which his name is removed from the roll or, as the case may be, on the date on which the new roll is completed, but the preceding provisions are without prejudice to any right which that council may have to make that person a co-opted member.”