{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/suspension-appeals-churchwardens-etc-rules-2016/rule-2.2",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/suspension-appeals-churchwardens-etc-rules-2016/rule-2.2.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/2016/816",
  "legislation_title": "The Suspension Appeals (Churchwardens etc.) Rules 2016",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/suspension-appeals-churchwardens-etc-rules-2016",
  "path": "rule/2.2",
  "kind": "rule",
  "number": "2.2",
  "heading": "The President’s decision",
  "text": "(1) The President may, within 28 days following the lodging of the appeal, either confirm or revoke the suspension.\n(2) The President’s decision shall be in writing, and a copy of the decision shall be sent or delivered to the appellant and to the bishop.\n(3) Where the suspension is revoked by the President on appeal, the bishop shall notify in writing each person to whom notice of suspension was given under Rule 69(11) of the Church Representation Rules that the suspension has been revoked.\n(4) The registrar shall file a copy of the written notice of revocation in the diocesan registry.",
  "extent": "E+W",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Words in rule 2.2(3) substituted (1.1.2020) by Church Representation and Ministers Measure 2019 (No. 1), s. 1(3), Sch. 2 para. 38; S.I. 2019/1460, art. 2"
    },
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "Rule 2.2 comes into force in accordance with rule 5.5(2)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2016/816/rule/2.2",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-28T23:21:01.077177+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}