Article 21

in paragraph 2 of the notes insert at the end–

“2

(d)

he is not disqualified as referred to in paragraph 3 of these Notes.”

After paragraph 2 insert as a new paragraph–

“3

(a)

A person shall be disqualified from being nominated, chosen or elected or from serving as a churchwarden, a member of a parochial church council, a district church council or any synod under these rules if he is disqualified from being a charity trustee under section 72(1) of the Charities Act 1993 and the disqualification is not for the time being subject to a general waiver by the Charity Commissioners under subsection (4) of that section or to a waiver by them under that subsection in respect of all ecclesiastical charities established for purposes relating to the parish concerned.

• In this paragraph “ecclesiastical charity” has the same meaning as that assigned to that expression in the Local Government Act 1894;

(b)

A person shall also be disqualified from being nominated, chosen or elected from serving as a churchwarden or member of a parochial church council if he has been so disqualified from holding office under section 10(6) of the Incumbent (Vacation of Benefice) Measure 1997.”and renumber paragraphs 3 and 4 as 4 and 5.