Synodical Government (Amendment) Measure 2003

2 Amendment of Pastoral Measure 1983

(1) The Pastoral Measure 1983 (1983 No. 1) shall have effect subject to the following amendments.

(2) After section 2 there shall be inserted the following section—

“2A Conventional districts

It shall be the duty of the pastoral committee of a diocese from time to time as may be directed by the bishop, and in any event at least once every five years, to review the arrangements for pastoral supervision in each conventional district in the diocese and, in cases where they consider it desirable, to make recommendations to the bishop in accordance with section 3 for any of the matters for which provision may be made under this Measure (other than section 36) by a pastoral scheme or pastoral order.”.

(3) In section 3(4) after the words “In the case of” there shall be inserted the words “recommendations under section 2A and of”.

(4) Paragraph 4 of Schedule 1 is hereby repealed.

(5) In paragraph 10 of Schedule 1 for the words “a majority of the members of the sub-committee shall be members” there shall be substituted the words “at least one of the members of any sub-committee shall be a member”.