Section 54 Composition of court on appeal or reviewI1
England Not yet in force
An appeal or application for review brought by a priest or deacon or the Investigation and Tribunals Team under section 52 is to be heard by the Dean of the Arches and Auditor sitting as Chair with—
one judge appointed by the President of Tribunals from the provincial panel for the province concerned under section 10(2)(a) or (d)(ii), and
one clerk in Holy Orders appointed by the President of Tribunals from the provincial panel for that province under section 10(2)(c) or (e).
An appeal brought by a bishop or archbishop under section 52(1) or (2) is to be heard by the Dean of the Arches and Auditor sitting as Chair with—
one judge appointed by the President of Tribunals from the provincial panel for the province concerned under section 10(2)(a) or (d)(ii), and
one person in Episcopal Orders appointed by the President of Tribunals who—
need not be on either provincial panel, and
serves or resides in the province other than the one in which the appellant serves or resides.
If the Dean of the Arches and Auditor is unable or unwilling to sit as Chair under subsection (1) or (2), the Dean must appoint a person to sit as Chair instead; and a person may be appointed under this subsection only if the person is included on a provincial panel under section 10(2)(a) or (d).
A person may not be appointed to the Arches Court of Canterbury or the Chancery Court of York for the purposes of this section if that person was nominated for inclusion on the provincial panel by the responsible bishop.
Annotations
Commencement
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S. 54 not in force at Royal Assent, see s. 73(3)