# Dioceses, Pastoral and Mission Measure 2007, Section 21: Power of Commissioners to pay stipend, etc. of certain bishops


Where a new bishopric is founded and a new diocese created by a reorganisation scheme, the Commissioners shall have power—
(a) to pay out of their general fund to the bishop of that diocese, and to any suffragan bishop thereof, such a stipend and such annual sum in respect of the expenses incurred by him in connection with the performance of the duties attaching to his office as they think fit; and
(b) to provide the bishop of that diocese with a suitable residence;
but before exercising the power conferred on them by paragraph (b) above the Commissioners shall consult the bishop's council and standing committee of the diocesan synod of that diocese.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukcm/2007/1/section/21 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/dioceses-pastoral-and-mission-measure-2007/section-21
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