{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/church-dignitaries-retirement-rules-1986/article-12",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/church-dignitaries-retirement-rules-1986/article-12.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/1986/1143",
  "legislation_title": "The Church Dignitaries (Retirement) Rules 1986",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/church-dignitaries-retirement-rules-1986",
  "path": "article/12",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "12",
  "heading": null,
  "text": "(1) Form 8 Where the chapter have reported by the requisite majority that it is desirable that the dignitary concerned should retire from office the bishop shall (where the appointment is not vested in Her Majesty) declare the office vacant in the form set out in the Appendix.\n(2) The declaration so made shall be sent to the dignitary concerned and copies shall be sent to the dean or provost, to the bishop's representative (if any) and to the diocesan registrar for filing in the registry.\n(3) Where the appointment is vested in Her Majesty, copies of the petition required by section 2(1)(a) of the Measure to be sent to Her Majesty by the bishop shall be sent to the persons referred to in rule 12(2) above.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1986/1143/article/12",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T16:45:31.164229+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."
}