# Dioceses Measure 1978 (repealed) 1978 ukcm 1 · enacted 2 February 1978 · revised to 1 July 2018 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PDFs: Printed copy https://openlegislation.uk/dioceses-measure-1978-repealed/pdf/ukcm_19780001_en.pdf ## Introductory text . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## Dioceses Commission ## 1 Dioceses Commission. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 2 Advisory functions of the Commission. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 3 Preparation, etc. of reorganisation schemes by the Commission. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## Procedure for making reorganisation schemes ## 4 Application for reorganisation scheme. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 5 Preparation of draft scheme by the Commission. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 6 Making of reorganisation scheme. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 7 Confirmation of scheme by Order in Council. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 8 Supplementary provisions with respect to reorganisation schemes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## Temporary provisions with respect to membership of Convocations, et ceteralaetc. after coming into force of reorganisation scheme ## 9 Power of General Synod to make temporary provision with respect to membership of Convocations, etc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## Provisions with respect to the discharge of episcopal functions ## 10 Temporary delegation by instrument of certain functions to suffragan bishop. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 11 Permanent provision by scheme with respect to discharge of episcopal functions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 12 Making of scheme under s. 11. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 13 Variation, etc. of scheme under s. 11. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 14 Special provision with respect to rights of collation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 15 Abolition of power to commission suffragan bishop. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 16 Provision with respect to Acts, etc. which confer functions on diocesan bishop. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## Area Synods ## 17 Provision for constituting area synods for episcopal areas. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## Creation or revival of suffragan sees ## 18 Provisions with respect to creation or revival of suffragan sees. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## Provisions with respect to discharge of functions of certain bodies corporate, et ceteralaetc. ## 19 Schemes with respect to discharge of functions of diocesan bodies corporate, etc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 20 Further provisions with respect to schemes under s. 19. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## Miscellaneous and Supplemental ## 21 Power of Commissioners to pay stipend, etc. of certain bishops. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 22 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 23 Amendment of certain provisions of reorganisation scheme by other schemes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 24 Interpretation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 25 Short title, commencement and extent. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## Schedule: Contents of Reorganisation Schemes ### Preliminary ## 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ### Provisions relating to bishopric ## 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ### Provisions relating to cathedral church, et ceteralaetc. ## 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ### Provisions relating to suffragan bishoprics, et ceteralaetc. ## 6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ### Provisions relating to archdeaconries and deaneries ## 8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 9 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ### Provisions relating to patronage ## 10 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ### Provisions relating to diocesan synods and other bodies ## 11 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 12 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 13 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ### Provisions relating to chancellors and registrars ## 14 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ### Provisions relating to property ## 15 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 16 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 17 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ### Provisions relating to records ## 18 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ### Provisions relating to compensation ## 19 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ### Provisions relating to proceedings in consistory court ## 20 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ### Provisions relating to supplementary, et ceteralaetc. matters ## 21 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . --- Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukcm/1978/1 (the official version) Page: https://openlegislation.uk/dioceses-measure-1978-repealed Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives.