# The Clergy Discipline Rules 2005, Rule 85: Notice of suspension of a bishop or archbishop during proceedings

Extent: E

For the purposes of rule 60 a notice of suspension on a bishop or archbishop shall be—
(a) in form 12b in the Schedule ...,
(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(1) shall be construed accordingly.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2005/2022/rule/85 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/clergy-discipline-rules-2005/rule-85
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