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(1)The judges of the Arches Court of Canterbury and the Chancery Court of York respectively shall be [F1as set out in subsection (2) of this section], but proceedings which, by virtue of the following provisions of this Measure, are cognisable by either of those Courts shall be heard and disposed of by such of the judges thereof as may be determined in accordance with those provisions.
(2)Of the judges of each of the said Courts—
(a)one, who shall be a judge of both Courts (and, in respect of his jurisdiction in the province of Canterbury shall be styled Dean of the Arches and, in respect of his jurisdiction in the province of York, shall be styled Auditor, and is hereinafter referred to in this Measure as the Dean of the Arches and Auditor), shall be appointed by the archbishops of Canterbury and York jointly with the approval of Her Majesty signified by warrant under the sign manual;
[F2(b)for the purposes of proceedings on an appeal under section 20 of the Clergy Discipline Measure 2003, four shall be appointed in accordance with subsections (2) and (3) of that section;]
F3 [( d )the others shall be all the diocesan chancellors appointed under section 2 of this Measure (in whichever province), except the chancellor of the diocese in Europe;]
[F4(3)A person appointed to be Dean of the Arches and Auditor shall be a person who—
(a)holds or has held high judicial office, or
(b)has the qualifications required for a person to be appointed a Lord Justice of Appeal,
and, before appointing a layman, the Archbishops of Canterbury and York shall satisfy themselves that that person is a communicant.]
F5(4). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
[F6(5)The appointment of the Dean of the Arches and Auditor shall be for a period beginning with the date of the appointment and ending with the date on which he attains the age of seventy-five years, but—
(a)he may resign his office by instrument in writing under his hand addressed to, and served on, the Archbishops of Canterbury and York,
(b)he may be removed by the Archbishops of Canterbury and York jointly if the Upper Houses of the Convocations of the provinces of Canterbury and York each resolve that he is incapable of acting or unfit to act, and
(c)he may continue to act as a judge for the purpose of any proceedings in either Court during the course of which he attains the age of seventy-five years as if the date of the conclusion of the proceedings were the date on which he attains that age.]
(6)[F7The Dean of the Arches and Auditor and every chancellor of a diocese shall, before he enters on the execution of his office as a judge of the said Courts],—
(a)take F8. . .,—
(i)before the archbishop of Canterbury in the presence of the registrar of the province of Canterbury and before the archbishop of York in the presence of the registrar of the province of York; or
(ii)in open court in both of those provinces in the presence of the registrar of the province;
the oaths set out in Part I of the First Schedule to this Measure; . . . F9
(b). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F10
(7)[F11A person appointed under paragraph [F12 (b)] of subsection (2) of this section] to hold the office of judge of either of the said Courts shall, before he enters on the execution of his office,—
(a)take F8. . . the said oaths either before the archbishop of the relevant province and in the presence of the registrar of that province or in open court in the presence of that registrar; . . . F9
(b) . . . F10
(8)A provincial registrar shall record the taking . . . F9F13. . ., of an oath . . . F9 in his presence in pursuance of either of the two last foregoing subsections.
Textual Amendments
F1Words in s. 3(1) substituted (1.3.1993) by Care of Churches and Ecclesiastical Jurisdiction Measure 1991 (No. 1, SIF 21:8), s. 8(1), Sch. 4 para. 3(a) (with s. 31(6)); Instrument dated 16.2.1993 made by the Archbishops of Canterbury and York
F2S. 3(2)(b) substituted for s. 3(2)(b)(c) (1.2.2014) by Clergy Discipline (Amendment) Measure 2013 (No. 2), ss. 9(3), 10(2); S.I. 2014/1, art. 2
F3S. 3(2)(d) inserted (1.3.1993) by Care of Churches and Ecclesiastical Jurisdiction Measure 1991 (No. 1, SIF 21:8), s. 8(1), Sch. 4 para. 3(b) (with s. 31(6)); Instrument dated 16.2.1993 made by the Archbishops of Canterbury and York
F4S. 3(3) substituted (19.5.2014) by Church of England (Miscellaneous Provisions) Measure 2014 (No. 1), ss. 6(3), 21(2) (with s. 6(4)); S.I. 2014/1369, art. 2
F5S. 3(4) repealed (1.2.2014) by Clergy Discipline (Amendment) Measure 2013 (No. 2), ss. 9(4), 10(2); S.I. 2014/1, art. 2
F6S. 3(5) substituted (1.2.2014) by Clergy Discipline (Amendment) Measure 2013 (No. 2), ss. 9(5), 10(2); S.I. 2014/1, art. 2
F7Words in s. 3(6) substituted (1.3.1993) by Care of Churches and Ecclesiastical Jurisdiction Measure 1991 (No. 1, SIF 21:8), s. 8(1), Sch. 4 para. 3(e) (with s. 31(6)); Instrument dated 16.2.1993 made by the Archbishops of Canterbury and York
F8Words in s. 3(6)(7) repealed (1.9.1995) by 1995 No. 2, s. 9(b)(i); Instrument dated 26.7.1995 made by Archbishops of Canterbury and York
F9Words repealed by Church of England (Worship and Doctrine) Measure 1974 (No. 3), Sch. 2
F10S. 3(6)(b)(7)(b) repealed by Church of England (Worship and Doctrine) Measure 1974 (No. 3), Sch. 2
F11Words in s. 3(7) substituted (1.3.1993) by Care of Churches and Ecclesiastical Jurisdiction Measure 1991 (No. 1, SIF 21:8), s. 8(1), Sch. 4 para. 3(f) (with s. 31(6)); Instrument dated 16.2.1993 made by the Archbishops of Canterbury and York
F12Word in s. 3(7) substituted (1.2.2014) by Clergy Discipline (Amendment) Measure 2013 (No. 2), ss. 9(6), 10(2); S.I. 2014/1, art. 2
F13Words in 3(8) repealed (1.9.1995) by 1995 No. 2, s. 9(b)(ii); Instrument dated 26.7.1995 made by Archbishops of Canterbury and York
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