Section 55 References to officers and staffI1

(1)

This section applies for the purposes of this Measure.

(2)

“Clerk” means a bishop, priest or deacon of the Church of England.

(3)

“Licensed lay worker” means a person who has been authorised by a bishop as a lay worker of the Church of England and—

(a)

is authorised to serve as such by a licence, or

(b)

if the person was a member of the workers' fund on 1 December 1988, is authorised to serve as such whether by licence or otherwise.

(4)

“Church worker” means a person, other than a clerk, who is or has been employed in spiritual or temporal work in connection with the Church of England.

Annotations

Commencement

I1: S. 55 in force at 1.3.2019 by S.I. 2019/98, art. 2