Mission and Pastoral Measure 2011

93 Diocesan pastoral accounts

(1) The diocesan board of finance of each diocese shall hold an account for each diocese to be called the diocesan pastoral account and shall transfer to the account—

(a) any moneys which are payable to the account under any provisions of this Measure or any scheme or order made under it;

(b) such other moneys as the bishop and the diocesan board of finance for the diocese determine should be credited to the account not being moneys for the application or disposal of which provision is made by or under any other enactment.

(2) Every diocesan board of finance shall as soon as practicable after the end of each financial year of the board prepare an account of the moneys paid into or out of the diocesan pastoral account during that year and shall include in it a statement of the amount by which the diocesan pastoral account was in debit or credit, as the case may be, at the beginning and end of that year.

(3) Every diocesan board of finance shall lay a copy of the account prepared under this section before the diocesan synod.