The Care of Cathedrals Rules 2006

Procedure of fabric advisory committee

22.—(1) Subject to complying with the requirements of paragraphs 10 to 14 inclusive of Schedule 2 to the Measure, the fabric advisory committee may regulate its own procedure.

(2) Subject to sub-rules (3) to (5) of this rule, meetings of the fabric advisory committee shall be held in private.

(3) The dean of the cathedral, the administrator and such other members of the Chapter as, after consulting the fabric advisory committee, the Chapter considers appropriate, shall be entitled to attend and to speak at meetings of the fabric advisory committee or such meetings of the fabric advisory committee as may be specified by the Chapter, but no such person shall be entitled to vote.

(4) It shall be the duty of the cathedral architect or surveyor of the fabric and the person (if any) holding office as cathedral archaeologist to attend meetings of the fabric advisory committee unless the chair permits or directs otherwise.

(5) The fabric advisory committee, if it sees fit, may invite any person to attend a meeting or meetings of the fabric advisory committee for the duration of consideration of a particular item and any such person shall be entitled to attend and speak but not to vote at any such meeting.