# The Clergy Discipline Rules 2005, Rule 70: Application to review decision to impose penalty

Extent: E

(1) An application by a priest or deacon for the review of a bishop’s decision under section 30(2) of the Measure shall—
(a) be sent or delivered in writing to the archbishop of the relevant province within 21 days from the date of the bishop’s decision, and
(b) contain details of the facts and matters which the priest or deacon wishes the archbishop to consider in conducting the review,
and the archbishop shall arrange for it to be copied and sent or delivered to the bishop who made the decision.
(2) The priest or deacon shall send or deliver to the archbishop with the application under paragraph (1) a copy of—
(a) the notification of the bishop’s intention to impose the penalty,
(b) the representations made by the priest or deacon to the bishop, and
(c) the bishop’s notification of the decision to impose the penalty.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2005/2022/rule/70 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/clergy-discipline-rules-2005/rule-70
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