Bodies

I118Church Commissioners’ functions etc.

1

In section 5 of the Church Commissioners Measure 1947 (constitution and functions of Board of Governors), after subsection (4A) insert—

4B

A committee constituted by or under this Measure may itself establish one or more sub-committees and may delegate functions to any sub-committee so established.

4C

A sub-committee established by a committee constituted by or under this Measure may itself delegate functions to the chair or deputy chair of the sub-committee or to an appropriate officer.

2

In section 6 of that Measure (Assets Committee and Audit and Risk Committee), in subsection (4)—

a

after “may provide for” insert

a

b

after “as the Board” insert “or the committee in question”, and

c

after “may think fit” insert

;

b

authorising an appropriate officer to act in relation to a matter on behalf of a person authorised by virtue of paragraph (a) to act in relation to that matter.

3

In section 7 of that Measure (procedure), in subsection (2)—

a

in paragraph (b), after “any Committee of the Board” insert “(but not a sub-committee established by a committee of the Board)”, and

b

after paragraph (c) insert

;

d

a committee constituted by or under this Measure which establishes a sub-committee may from time to time make, vary and revoke Standing Orders for regulating the procedure of the sub-committee and subject to any such Standing Orders the sub-committee may regulate its own procedure.

4

In section 10 of that Measure (finance), after subsection (6) insert—

7

The Commissioners may borrow money for purposes of or in connection with their functions, in so far as they do not have power to do so apart from this subsection.

5

In section 18 of that Measure (interpretation), after subsection (3) insert—

4

A reference in this Measure to a committee constituted by or under this Measure includes a reference to a sub-committee established by that committee (but is not to be read as enabling a sub-committee to establish a sub-committee of its own).

6

In sections 5(4)(a), 6(1), (3B) and (3C) and 7(2)(c) of, and paragraph 7 of Schedule 4 to, that Measure, for “Audit Committee” in each place it appears substitute “Audit and Risk Committee”.

7

In section 94(1) of the Mission and Pastoral Measure 2011 (use of diocesan pastoral account for expenses subject to certain exceptions including Commissioners’ staff salaries), omit “, or the Commissioners,”.