Section 10 Provincial panel: compositionI1

England Not yet in force

(1)

For each province, the Clergy Conduct Commission must continue to maintain a list, known as “the provincial panel”, of persons suitable for appointment as—

(a)

a member of a bishop’s disciplinary tribunal in the province,

(b)

a member of the Vicar-General’s court of the province, or

(c)

a member of the Arches Court of Canterbury or the Chancery Court of York.

(2)

The provincial panel for each province must include the following—

(a)

the chancellor of each diocese in the province;

(b)

for each diocese in the province, two lay persons nominated by the bishop of the diocese, each of whom—

(i)

is resident in the diocese, and

(ii)

is on the electoral roll of a parish in the diocese or the community roll of the cathedral of the diocese;

(c)

for each diocese in the province, two persons in Holy Orders nominated by the bishop, each of whom—

(i)

is resident in the diocese, and

(ii)

has served in Holy Orders for at least seven years;

(d)

two or more persons nominated by the archbishop of the province, each of whom—

(i)

satisfies the judicial-appointment eligibility condition on a 7-year basis, or

(ii)

holds or has held high judicial office or the office of circuit judge;

(e)

any persons nominated by the archbishop of the province under subsection (3).

(3)

The archbishop of each province may nominate for inclusion on the provincial panel for that province—

(a)

no more than five persons, each of whom—

(i)

is resident in the province, and

(ii)

is on the electoral roll of a parish in the province or on the community roll of the cathedral of a diocese in the province, and

(b)

no more than five persons, each of whom—

(i)

is resident in the province, and

(ii)

has served in Holy Orders for at least seven years.

(4)

A lay person may be nominated for inclusion on a provincial panel only if the person is an actual communicant.

(5)

A nomination by a bishop under subsection (2)(b) or (c) may be made only after consultation with the bishop’s council.

(6)

Subsection (2)(d) is treated as a statutory provision for the purposes of section 50 of the Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Act 2007 (which defines “judicial- appointment eligibility condition”).

Annotations

Commencement

I1: S. 10 not in force at Royal Assent, see s. 73(3)