The Church Representation Rules (Amendment) Resolution 1998

1.  In rule 18, paragraph (3) shall be omitted and there shall be inserted—

“(3) Such a scheme may also provide for the delegation by the parochial church council to a district church council of such functions as may be specified in the scheme and, subject to the provisions of the scheme, the parochial church council may by resolution also delegate to a district church council such of its functions as it shall think fit but not including (in either case) the functions of the parochial church council—

(i) in respect of producing the financial statement of the parish including the accounts of all districts of the parish unless any or all of the districts have been so designated under paragraph (5A) of this rule;

(ii) as an interested party under Part I of the Pastoral Measure 1983;

(iii) under Part II of the Patronage (Benefices) Measure 1986;

(iv) under section 3 of the Priests (Ordination of Women) Measure 1993.”