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(1)No bishop of a diocese shall—
(a)petition Her Majesty in Council under the M1Suffragans Nomination Act 1888 to direct that a town in his diocese shall be taken and accepted for a see of a suffragan bishop as if it had been included in the M2Suffragan Bishops Act 1534, or
(b)petition Her Majesty to make an appointment under the said Act of 1534 to a see in his diocese which has been vacant and to which no appointment has been made thereunder during at least the preceding five years.
unless his proposal to do so is approved by the diocesan synod and the General Synod under this section.
(2)After consulting (if the bishop is not also an archbishop) the archbishop of the province the bishop shall, with the consent of the Standing Committee, send a copy of his proposal, together with a statement of his reasons for making it, to the Commission for it to report thereon.
(3)On receiving such proposal, the Commission shall, in consultation with the Commissioners, prepare an estimate of the financial effect of the proposal, if implemented, and shall include the estimate in its report.
(4)The bishop shall consider the report of the Commission on the proposal and if he decides to proceed with it he shall lay the proposal before the diocesan synod for its approval.
(5)A copy of the proposal and of the report of the Commission thereon shall be sent to every member of the diocesan synod at least six weeks before the session at which the proposal is considered.
(6)If the proposal is approved by the diocesan synod, the bishop shall lay the proposal before the General Synod for its approval.
(7)A copy of the proposal and of the report of the Commission thereon shall be sent to every member of the General Synod at least fourteen days before the beginning of the group of sessions at which the proposal is considered.
Modifications etc. (not altering text)
C1S. 18(2): functions transferred (1.1.1999) by S.I. 1998/1715, arts. 1(2)(4), 2, Sch. 1; Instrument dated 14.10.1998 made by Archbishops of Canterbury and York
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