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The Clergy Discipline Rules 2005

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Institution of proceedings against bishops or archbishops

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82.—(1) No disciplinary proceedings under section 10 of the Measure against a bishop or archbishop may be instituted except by way of a written complaint made in form 1b in the Schedule, or in a document which is substantially to the like effect containing the information required for the completion of form 1b.

(2) Where the complainant has been nominated by the bishop’s council or the archbishop’s council of the relevant diocese the complaint in writing shall have attached to it a certified copy of the council’s resolution passed in accordance with section 10(1)(b)(i) or (c)(i) as the case may be.

(3) A complaint shall be referred for preliminary scrutiny in accordance with rule 9 to the provincial registrar in the case of a bishop, and in the case of an archbishop to the provincial registrar of the other province.

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