The Church Representation Rules (Amendment) Resolution 1981

Parishes with more than one place of worship

7.—(1) In rule 16(1), for the words “buildings licensed for public worship” there shall be substituted the words “places of worship”, and in paragraphs (1)(a) and (4) of that rule for the word “building”, wherever occurring, there shall be substituted the word “place”.

(2) For rule 16(1)(b) there shall be substituted—

“(b) for the election by the annual meeting for any district in the parish in which a church or place of worship is situated of a district church council for that district”.

(3) At the end of rule 16(3) there shall be inserted the words “but not including (in either case) the functions of a parochial church council as interested parties under Part I of the Pastoral Measure 1968”.

(4) In rule 16(5), for the words “shall it be operative until” there shall be substituted the words “subject to paragraph (7) of this rule, shall the scheme provide for it to come into operation until the date of”.

(5) For rule 16(6) there shall be substituted—

“(6) After receiving a scheme under this rule the secretary of the diocesan synod shall serve a notice on the secretary of the parochial church council informing him, as the circumstances require, either that he does not propose to lay the scheme before the bishop's council and standing committee or that he has laid the scheme before the bishop's council and standing committee and of the determination made by that body.

(7) Where a pastoral scheme establishing a team ministry, or an instrument of the bishop made by virtue of that scheme, makes, in relation to a parish in the area of the benefice for which the team ministry is established, any provision which may be made by a scheme under this rule, no scheme under this rule relating to that parish shall provide for the scheme to come into operation until on or after the date on which the provisions in question of the pastoral scheme or of the instrument, as the case may be, cease to have effect.

(8) A scheme under this rule may be varied or revoked by a subsequent scheme thereunder.

(9) Every member of the team of a team ministry shall have a right to attend the meetings of any district church council elected for any district in a parish in the area of the benefice for which the team ministry is established.

(10) This rule shall be without prejudice to the appointment, in parishes with more than one parish church, of two church-wardens for each church under section 27(3) of the Pastoral Measure 1968.

(11) In this rule `place of worship' means a building or part of a building licensed for public worship.”