{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/church-representation-rules-amendment-no-1-resolution-1989/article-8",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/church-representation-rules-amendment-no-1-resolution-1989/article-8.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/1989/2094",
  "legislation_title": "The Church Representation Rules (Amendment) (No. 1) Resolution 1989",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/church-representation-rules-amendment-no-1-resolution-1989",
  "path": "article/8",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "8",
  "heading": "Elections of Members of Diocesan Synods by Deanery Synods",
  "text": "(1) In rule 25, in paragraph (2) leave out the words “the members of that house” and insert the words “those whose names and addresses are recorded in the register of clerical electors”.\n(2) In rule 25, in paragraph (3) leave out the words “the members of that house” and insert the words “those whose names and addresses are recorded in the register of lay electors”.\n(3) In rule 25, after paragraph (3) there shall be inserted–\n“(3A) The qualifying date for electors under paragraphs (2) and (3) of this rule and when a casual vacancy is being filled shall be 6.00 a.m. on the date on which the nomination papers are issued.\n(3B) The register of clerical electors and the register of lay electors shall be open to inspection at the diocesan office and any errors and omissions in the list may be corrected until the close of nominations. Thereafter no names may be added or removed until the declaration of the result of the election and those persons whose names are entered in the register shall be the qualified electors entitled to vote in that election.”",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1989/2094/article/8",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T15:35:00.795648+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."
}