Cathedrals Measure 2021

6 Constitution: provision for community rolls

(1) In the case of a cathedral which is not a parish church, the constitution must require the formation and maintenance of a roll which contains the name of each person—

(a) who is baptised,

(b) who is aged 16 or over,

(c) who has made one of the following two declarations, and

(d) whose application for enrolment for the purposes of this subsection has been granted.

(2) The first declaration is that the person—

(a) is a member of the Church of England or of a Church in communion with it, and

(b) has habitually attended public worship at the cathedral during the preceding six months.

(3) The second declaration is that the person—

(a) is a member in good standing of a Church which is not in communion with the Church of England but subscribes to the doctrine of the Holy Trinity,

(b) is also a member of the Church of England, and

(c) has habitually attended public worship at the cathedral during the preceding six months.

(4) In the case of a cathedral which is not a parish church, the constitution must permit the formation and maintenance of a roll which contains the name of each person—

(a) who is not eligible for inclusion on the roll maintained for the purposes of subsection (1), but

(b) who is a member of the cathedral community, and

(c) whose application for enrolment for the purposes of this subsection has been granted.

(5) In the case of a cathedral which is, or part of which is, a parish church, the constitution must permit the formation and maintenance of a roll which contains the name of each person—

(a) who is not eligible for inclusion on the church electoral roll of the parish, but

(b) who is a member of the cathedral community, and

(c) whose application for enrolment for the purposes of this subsection has been granted.