{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/clergy-discipline-rules-2005/rule-62",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/clergy-discipline-rules-2005/rule-62.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/2005/2022",
  "legislation_title": "The Clergy Discipline Rules 2005",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/clergy-discipline-rules-2005",
  "path": "rule/62",
  "kind": "rule",
  "number": "62",
  "heading": "Contents of notice of suspension",
  "text": "(1) A notice of suspension given under rule 60(2), 61(2), 61A(2) or 61B(2) shall be signed by the bishop and shall—\n(a) state the date from when the suspension takes effect,\n(b) explain that the suspension, unless revoked by the bishop, will continue until the expiry of the period of 3 months following the date of service of the notice on the priest or deacon, or until—\n(i) the proceedings under the Measure have been concluded, or\n(ii) the proceedings for the criminal offence have been concluded, or\n(iii) a penalty is imposed under section 30 of the Measure,\nwhichever is the earliest, as the case may be,\n(c) explain—\n(i) that where the proceedings under the Measure have not been concluded, or the proceedings for the criminal offence have not been concluded , or any step under section 30 of the Measure has not been concluded, before the expiry of the period of three months from the date of service of the notice of suspension, as the case may be, then the bishop may cause a further notice of suspension to be served on the priest or deacon, and that this will continue for the same period as is specified in paragraph (b), and\n(ii) that a further notice or notices of suspension, which may be in different terms from any previous notice, may be served on the priest or deacon if the circumstances in paragraph (i) of this paragraph apply, until the proceedings under the Measure or the proceedings for the criminal offence have been concluded, as the case may be;\n(d) state that the effect of the suspension is that the priest or deacon is forbidden to exercise or perform without the leave of the bishop any right or duty of or incidental to the office of priest or deacon, as the case may be,\n(e) explain that within a period of 14 days from receipt of the notice of suspension the priest or deacon may appeal against the suspension to the President, who may within 28 days following the lodging of the appeal either confirm or revoke the suspension.\n(2) A notice of suspension given under rule 61C(3) shall be signed by the bishop and shall—\n(a) state the date from when the suspension takes effect,\n(b) explain that the suspension, unless revoked by the bishop, will continue until the expiry of the period of 3 months following the date of service of the notice on the priest or deacon,\n(c) explain—\n(i) that the bishop may cause a further notice of suspension to be served on the priest or deacon, and that this will continue for the same period as is specified in paragraph (b),\n(ii) that a further notice or notices of suspension may thereafter be served on the priest or deacon, and\n(iii) that such notice or notices may be in different terms from any previous notice,\n(d) state that the effect of the suspension is that the priest or deacon is forbidden to exercise or perform without the leave of the bishop any right or duty of or incidental to the office of priest or deacon, as the case may be, and\n(e) explain that within a period of 14 days from receipt of the notice of suspension the priest or deacon may appeal against the suspension to the President, who may within 28 days following the lodging of the appeal either confirm or revoke the suspension.\n(3) A notice of suspension given under rule 61D(3) shall be signed by the bishop and shall—\n(a) state the date from when the suspension takes effect,\n(b) explain that the suspension, unless revoked by the bishop, will—\n(i) continue until the expiry of the period of 3 months following the date of service of the notice on the priest or deacon, or,\n(ii) end if the application for permission to institute proceedings out of time be refused before the expiry of that period, or\n(iii) end, if permission to institute proceedings be granted before the expiry of that period, upon—\n(aa) the expiry of the period of 14 days beginning with the day on which disciplinary proceedings are instituted, or\n(bb) the expiry of the period within which permission was given for proceedings to be instituted if the proceedings are not instituted within that period, or\n(cc) service of any notice of suspension under section 36(1) of the Measure,\nas the case may be,\n(c) explain that if the application for permission is not determined before the end of the expiry of the period of 3 months following the date of service of the notice of suspension—\n(i) the bishop may cause a further notice of suspension to be served on the priest or deacon, and that this will continue for the same period as is specified in paragraph (b)(i),\n(ii) that a further notice or notices of suspension may thereafter be served on the priest or deacon, and\n(iii) that such notice or notices may be in different terms from any previous notice,\n(d) state that the effect of the suspension is that the priest or deacon is forbidden to exercise or perform without the leave of the bishop any right or duty of or incidental to the office of priest or deacon, as the case may be, and\n(e) explain that within a period of 14 days from receipt of the notice of suspension the priest or deacon may appeal against the suspension to the President, who may within 28 days following the lodging of the appeal either confirm or revoke the suspension.",
  "extent": "E",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Rule 62 renumbered as rule 62(1) (1.1.2017) by The Clergy Discipline (Amendment) Rules 2016 (S.I. 2016/848), rules 8(2), 20(2)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Words in rule 62 substituted (1.2.2014) by The Clergy Discipline (Amendment) Rules 2013 (S.I. 2013/1917), rules 17(2), 37(2); 2014 No. 2, s. 2"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F3",
      "text": "Word in rule 62(b)(ii) inserted (1.2.2014) by The Clergy Discipline (Amendment) Rules 2013 (S.I. 2013/1917), rules 17(3)(a), 37(2); 2014 No. 2, s. 2"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F4",
      "text": "Rule 62(b)(iii) inserted (1.2.2014) by The Clergy Discipline (Amendment) Rules 2013 (S.I. 2013/1917), rules 17(3)(b), 37(2); 2014 No. 2, s. 2"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F5",
      "text": "Words in rule 62(b) substituted (1.2.2014) by The Clergy Discipline (Amendment) Rules 2013 (S.I. 2013/1917), rules 17(3)(c), 37(2); 2014 No. 2, s. 2"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F6",
      "text": "Words in rule 62(c)(i) inserted (1.2.2014) by The Clergy Discipline (Amendment) Rules 2013 (S.I. 2013/1917), rules 17(4), 37(2); 2014 No. 2, s. 2"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F7",
      "text": "Word in Rules substituted (13.7.2021) by The Clergy Discipline (Amendment) Rules 2021 (S.I. 2021/557), rules 1(2), 14(a)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F8",
      "text": "Words in rule 62(1)(e) substituted (1.1.2017) by The Clergy Discipline (Amendment) Rules 2016 (S.I. 2016/848), rules 8(3), 20(2)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F9",
      "text": "Rule 62(2)(3) inserted (1.1.2017) by The Clergy Discipline (Amendment) Rules 2016 (S.I. 2016/848), rules 8(4), 20(2)"
    },
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "Rule 62 in force at 1.1.2006, see rule 107(2)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2005/2022/rule/62",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-11-05T03:44:24.173514+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."
}