Synodical Government Measure 1969

[F1 20] [F2 (1) Where a team ministry is established for the area of a benefice which comprises more than one parish the annual meetings of the parishes in that area may make a joint scheme to provide—

F3 (a) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

[F4 (a) for establishing a team council comprising—

(i) the team rector;

(ii) the members of the team other than the team rector;

(iii) every assistant curate, deaconess and lay worker licensed to a parish within the team who are not members of the team;

(iv) such number of lay representatives elected by and from among the lay representatives of the parochial church council of each parish in the area as may be specified in the scheme.

Provided that where the total number of persons in sub-paragraphs (ii) and (iii) above would otherwise number more than one quarter of the total membership of the team council they may, and where those persons number more than one third they shall select among themselves which members shall be members of the team council so that the total number of those persons shall not exceed more than one third of the council.]

(b) for the chairmanship, meetings and procedure of the team council; and

(c) [F5 subject to paragraph 19 of Schedule 2 to the Patronage (Benefices) Measure 1986] for the delegation by the parochial church council of each such parish to the team council of such functions, other than its functions as an interested party under Part I of the Pastoral Measure [F6 1983][F7 as may be so specified][F8 and its functions under section 3 of the Priests (Ordination of Women) Measure 1993, as may be so specified]

(2) Subject to the scheme and to any pastoral scheme relating to the team council made under [F9 paragraph 4(3)] of Schedule 3 to the said Measure [F10 and to paragraph 19 of Schedule 2 to the Patronage (Benefices) Measure 1986], the parochial church council of any such parish may delegate to the team council such of its functions, other than its functions as an interested party under the said Part I [F11 and its functions under section 3 of the Priests (Ordination of Women) Measure 1993], as it thinks fit.

(3) The team council shall meet from time to time for the purpose of consulting together on matters of common concern.]

[F2 (4) No scheme under this rule shall be valid unless approved by at least two-thirds of the persons present and voting at the annual meeting nor shall the scheme provide for it to come into operation until such date as the bishop’s council and standing committee may determine being a date not later than the next ensuing annual meeting. Every such scheme shall on its approval be communicated to the bishop’s council and standing committee of the diocesan synod which may determine—

(a) that the scheme shall come into operation; or

(b) that the scheme shall not come into operation; or

(c) that the scheme shall come into operation with specified amendments, if such amendments are approved by an annual or special parochial church meeting and the scheme as amended is approved by at least two-thirds of the persons present and voting at that meeting.]

(5)(6) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F12

[F13 (5)] A special parochial church meeting of a parish to which this rule applies may be convened for the purpose of deciding whether to join in making such a scheme, and where such a meeting is convened the foregoing provisions shall have effect with the substitution for references to the annual meeting of references to the special meeting.

[F13 (6)] Where a pastoral scheme establishing a team ministry, or an instrument of the bishop made by virtue of that scheme, establishes a team counil for that ministry, no scheme under this rule relating to that ministry shall provide for the scheme to come into operation until on or after the date on which the provisions of the pastoral scheme or of the instrument, as the case may be, establishing the team council to have effect.

[F13 (7)] A scheme under this rule may be varied or revoked by a subsequent scheme thereunder to be.

Textual Amendments

F1 Sch. 3 rule 20 (originally 17A) renumbered (1.1.1995) by S.I. 1994/3118, para. 20.

F2 Rule 17A(4) substituted by S.I. 1984/1039, para. 11(2).

F3 Sch. 3 rule 20 para. 1(a) omitted (1.1.1995) by virtue of S.I. 1994/3118, para. 20(b).

F4 Sch. 3 rule 20 para. 1(a) inserted (1.1.1995) by S.I. 1994/3118, para. 20(b).

F5 Words inserted by Patronage (Benefices) Measure 1986 (No. 3, SIF 21:4), s. 41(1), Sch. 4 para. 13(c)(i).

F6 Word substituted by S.I. 1984/1039, para. 11(1).

F7 Words inserted by S.I. 1989/2094, para. 4(1).

F8 Words in Sch. 3 rule 17A(1)(c) inserted (1.2.1994) by 1993 Measure No. 2, s. 10, Sch. 3 para. 3(c)(i); Instrument dated 31.1.1994 made by Archbishops of Canterbury and York.

F9 Words substituted by S.I. 1989/2094, para. 4(2).

F10 Words inserted by Patronage (Benefices) Measure 1986 (No. 3, SIF 21:4), s. 41(1), Sch. 4 para. 13(c)(ii).

F11 Words in Sch. 3 rule 17A(2) inserted (1.2.1994) by 1993 Measure No. 2, s. 10, Sch. 3 para. 3(c)(ii); Instrument dated 31.1.1994 made by Archbishops of Canterbury and York.

F12 Rule 17A(5)(6) (as inserted by S.I. 1981/959, para. 9(1)) repealed by S.I. 1984/1039, para. 11(3).

F13 Rule 17A(5) to (7) (originally (7) to (9)) renumbered by S.I. 1984/1039, para. 11(3).

Modifications etc. (not altering text)

C1 In rule 17A(2) as originally passed the reference to the said measure was a reference to the Pastoral Measure 1968.