{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/cathedrals-measure-2021/schedule-1/paragraph-3",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/cathedrals-measure-2021/schedule-1/paragraph-3.json",
  "legislation": "ukcm/2021/2",
  "legislation_title": "Cathedrals Measure 2021",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/cathedrals-measure-2021",
  "path": "schedule/1/paragraph/3",
  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": "3",
  "heading": null,
  "text": "(1) It is for the members of the Chapter, subject to sub-paragraph (2), to appoint all but one of the non-executive members other than the residentiary canons; and an appointment under this sub-paragraph may be made only if the bishop has approved it.\n(2) If the constitution so provides, up to one-third of the non-executive members of the Chapter (other than the residentiary canons) may be elected—\n(a) where the cathedral is not a parish church, by the persons whose names are included on the roll maintained for the purposes of section 6(1) and, if there is a roll maintained under section 6(4), by the persons whose names are included on that roll, or\n(b) where the cathedral or part of it is a parish church, by the persons whose names are included on the church electoral roll of the parish and, if there is a roll maintained for the purposes of section 6(5), by the persons whose names are included on that roll.\n(3) A person is not eligible to be a candidate for an election referred to in sub-paragraph (2) unless the person's candidacy has been approved by the bishop, the Chapter and the Nominations Committee.\n(4) If the constitution so provides, an election referred to in sub-paragraph (2) is to be held in accordance with the statutes.\n(5) It is for the bishop of the diocese to appoint one of the non-executive members who is not a residentiary canon; but before making an appointment under this sub-paragraph, the bishop must consult the Chapter.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": "prospective",
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukcm/2021/2/schedule/1/paragraph/3",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T20:22:09.979058+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}