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Rule 82 Institution of proceedings against bishops or archbishopsI1

England

(1)

No disciplinary proceedings under section 10 of the Measure against a bishop or archbishop may be instituted except by way of a written F1allegation of misconduct made in form 1b in the Schedule F2....

(2)

Where the complainant has been nominated by the bishop’s council or the archbishop’s council of the relevant diocese the allegation of misconduct in writing shall have attached to it a certified copy of the council’s resolution passed in accordance with section 10(1)(b)(i) or (c)(i) as the case may be.

(3)

F3An allegation of misconduct shall be referred for preliminary scrutiny in accordance with rule 9 to the provincial registrar in the case of a bishop, and in the case of an archbishop to the provincial registrar of the other province.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1

Words in rule 82(1)(2) substituted (13.7.2021) by The Clergy Discipline (Amendment) Rules 2021 (S.I. 2021/557), rule 1(2), Sch. 2

F2

Words in rule 82(1) omitted (13.7.2021) by virtue of The Clergy Discipline (Amendment) Rules 2021 (S.I. 2021/557), rules 1(2), 13(1)

F3

Words in rule 82(3) substituted (13.7.2021) by The Clergy Discipline (Amendment) Rules 2021 (S.I. 2021/557), rule 1(2), Sch. 2

Commencement

I1

Rule 82 in force at 1.1.2006, see rule 107(2)