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Paragraph 1 F1C1C2

England

The Commissioners shall be—

(a)

the following office-holders—

  • the First Lord of the Treasury;

  • the Lord President of the Council;

  • the F2Lord Chancellor;

  • F3 ...

  • the Speaker of the House of Commons;

  • F4the Speaker of the House of Lords;

  • the Secretary of State for the Department for Culture, Media and Sport;

(b)

the following other persons—

  • the Archbishops of Canterbury and York;

  • the Church Estates Commissioners;

  • four bishops elected by the House of Bishops of the General Synod from among their number;

  • two deans F5 ... elected by all the deans ... ;

  • three other clerks in Holy Orders elected by those members of the House of Clergy of the General Synod who are not deans F6 , whether or not those clerks are members of that House ...;

  • four lay persons elected by the House of Laity of the General Synod F7, whether or not those persons are members of that House;

  • nine persons nominated as follows—

(i)

three persons by Her Majesty,

(ii)

three persons by the Archbishops of Canterbury and York acting jointly, and

(iii)

three persons by the Archbishops of Canterbury and York acting jointly after consultation with the Lord Mayors of the City of London and the City of York, the Vice Chancellors of the Universities of Oxford and Cambridge and such other persons as appear to the Archbishops to be appropriate;

at least one of those nine persons being or having been of Counsel to Her Majesty.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1

Sch. I para. 1 substituted (1.1.1999) by 1998 No. 1, s. 7(1), Sch. 4 para. 8(a); Instrument dated 14.10.1998 made by Archbishops of Canterbury and York

F2

Words in Sch. 1 para. 1 substituted (22.8.2007) by Secretary of State for Justice Order 2007 (S.I. 2007/2128), art. 1(2), Sch. para. 1

F3

Words in Sch. 1 omitted (22.6.2006) by virtue of Lord Chancellor (Transfer of Functions and Supplementary Provisions) (No.3) Order 2006 (S.I. 2006/1640), art. 1(a), Sch. 1 para. 2(a)

F4

Words in Sch. 1 inserted (22.6.2006) by Lord Chancellor (Transfer of Functions and Supplementary Provisions) (No.3) Order 2006 (S.I. 2006/1640), art. 1(a), Sch. 1 para. 2(b)

F5

Words in Sch. 1 para. 1(b) omitted (1.10.2006) by virtue of Church of England (Miscellaneous Provisions) Measure 2006 (No. 1), s. 16(2), Sch. 2 para. 4(1)(a); 2006 No. 2, Instrument made by Archbishops

F6

Words in Sch. 1 para. 1(b) added (1.10.2006) by Church of England (Miscellaneous Provisions) Measure 2006 (No. 1), s. 16(2), Sch. 2 para. 4(1)(a); 2006 No. 2, Instrument made by Archbishops

F7

Words in Sch. 1 para. 1(b) inserted (1.10.2006) by Church of England (Miscellaneous Provisions) Measure 2006 (No. 1), s. 16(2), Sch. 2 para. 4(1)(a); 2006 No. 2, Instrument made by Archbishops

Modifications

C1

Sch. 1 para. 1 transfer of functions (22.8.2007) by Secretary of State for Justice Order 2007 (S.I. 2007/2128), arts. 1(2), 4(3) (with art. 7)

C2

Sch. I para. 1: Power to amend conferred (1.1.1999) by 1998 No. 1, s. 13(2); Instrument dated 14.10.1998 made by Archbishops of Canterbury and York