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19EThe Churchwardens Measure 2001 is amended as follows.
20EIn section 2 (general disqualifications), in subsection (3C), for “giving a waiver” substitute “ deciding whether to give a waiver ”.
21EIn section 4 (time of choosing churchwardens), in subsection (1), for “30th April” substitute “ 31st May ”.
22EIn section 5 (meeting of parishioners to choose churchwardens), for subsection (4) substitute—
“(4)The notice shall, for a period including the last two Sundays before the meeting, be displayed—
(a)in the case of the parish church or, where there is more than one church in the parish, each of those churches, on or near the principal door, and
(b)in the case of each building in the parish licensed for public worship, in a location readily visible to members of the congregation.”
23EAfter section 5 insert—
(1)An appeal may be made against the allowance or disallowance of a vote in an election under section 4.
(2)An appeal may be made against the result of an election under section 4.
(3)An error in the church electoral roll of the parish is not a ground of appeal against the result of an election unless—
(a)it has been determined on an appeal under Rule 57 of the Church Representation Rules that an error was made in the roll or the question is awaiting determination under that Rule, and
(b)the error would or might be material to the result.
(4)The allowance or disallowance of a vote is not a ground of appeal under this section against the result of an election unless the allowance or disallowance would or might be material to the result of the election.
(5)An appeal under this section may be brought by—
(a)a person entitled to take part in the meeting of the parishioners for making the election, or
(b)a candidate in the election.
(6)Notice of an appeal under this section—
(a)must be in writing, and
(b)must give brief particulars of the grounds of the appeal.
(7)Notice of an appeal under this section must be given to the lay chair of the deanery synod (as defined by Rule 26(7) of the Church Representation Rules).
(8)Notice of an appeal under subsection (1) must be given no later than 14 days after the vote in question was allowed or disallowed.
(9)Notice of an appeal under subsection (2) must be given no later than 14 days after the result of the election is declared by the person presiding at the meeting.
(10)Rules 60 and 61 of the Church Representation Rules (procedure on appeals) apply in relation to an appeal under subsection (1) or subsection (2) as they apply in relation to an appeal under Rule 57 or, as the case may be, Rule 58 which relates to the laity.”
24EIn section 6 (admission)—
(a)in each of subsections (1), (2) and (4), for “31st July”, in each place it appears, substitute “ 31st August ”, and
(b)in subsection (3), for “July” substitute “ August ”.
25EIn section 6A (suspension), in subsection (5), for “suspending a person in reliance on subsection (1)(b) or revoking” substitute “ deciding whether to suspend a person in reliance on subsection (1)(b) or whether to revoke ”.
26EIn section 8(1) (vacation of office)—
(a)in paragraph (a), for “rule 1” substitute “ Rule 4 ”, and
(b)in paragraph (b), for “rule 2(4)” substitute “ Rule 7 ”.
27EIn section 13 (interpretation)—
(a)in the definition of “minister”, for “rule 54(1)” substitute “ Rule 83(1) ”, and
(b)in the definition of each of “actual communicant”, “parish” and “public worship”, for the words from “have the same” to the end substitute “ each have the same meaning as in the Church Representation Rules (see Rules 82 and 83) ”.
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