# Church of England (Miscellaneous Provisions) Measure 1978, Section 1: Special majorities required for certain Measures.


In Article 8 of the Constitution of the General Synod of the Church of England set out in Schedule 2 to the Synodical Goverment Measure 1969, which Article lays down certain requirements for the final approval of the General Synod for, among other things, a Measure or Canon providing for permanent changes in the Services of Baptism or Holy Communion or in the Ordinal, the following paragraph shall be inserted after paragraph (1B):
“(1C) A motion for final approval of a Measure providing for permanent changes in any such Service or in the Ordinal shall not be deemed to be carried unless it receives the assent of a majority in each House of the General Synod of not less than two-thirds of those present and voting.”.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukcm/1978/3/section/1 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/church-of-england-miscellaneous-provisions-measure-1978/section-1
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