# The Clergy Discipline (Amendment) Rules 2013, Rule 27: Notice of suspension of a bishop or archbishop

Extent: E+W

After rule 86 there are inserted the following rules—
“Notice of suspension of a bishop or archbishop following conviction for a criminal offence
86A. For the purposes of rule 61A a notice of suspension on a bishop or archbishop shall be—
(a) in form 14b in the Schedule or in a form which is substantially to the same effect,
(b) signed by the archbishop of the province in which the bishop to be suspended holds office, or, in the case of an archbishop to be suspended, signed by the other archbishop, and
(c) countersigned by the two most senior diocesan bishops in that province or the province of the other archbishop, as the case may be,
and rule 62 shall be construed accordingly.
Notice of suspension of a bishop or archbishop included in a barred list
86B. For the purposes of rule 61B a notice of suspension on a bishop or archbishop shall be—
(a) in form 15b in the Schedule or in a form which is substantially to the same effect,
(b) signed by the archbishop of the province in which the bishop to be suspended holds office, or, in the case of an archbishop to be suspended, signed by the other archbishop, and
(c) countersigned by the two most senior diocesan bishops in that province or the province of the other archbishop, as the case may,
and rule 62 shall be construed accordingly.”.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2013/1917/rule/27 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/clergy-discipline-amendment-rules-2013/rule-27
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