# Church Commissioners Measure 1947, Paragraph 1

Extent: E

The Commissioners shall be—
(a) the following office-holders—
the First Lord of the Treasury;
the Lord President of the Council;
the Lord Chancellor;
...
the Speaker of the House of Commons;
the 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 ... 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 , whether or not those clerks are members of that House ...;
four lay persons elected by the House of Laity of the General Synod , 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.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukcm/Geo6/10-11/2/schedule/I/paragraph/1 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/church-commissioners-measure-1947/schedule-I/paragraph-1
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