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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/synodical-government-measure-1969/schedule-3/paragraph-12",
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  "legislation": "ukcm/1969/2",
  "legislation_title": "Synodical Government Measure 1969",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/synodical-government-measure-1969",
  "path": "schedule/3/paragraph/12",
  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": "12",
  "heading": null,
  "text": "(1) The annual parochial church meeting or a special parochial church meeting may make a scheme to amend or supplement, or to replace (either as a whole or in part), the Rules in Part 9 in so far as they apply to that parish.\n(2) A scheme under this Rule may not make provision which would disapply or suspend or restrict the application of—\n(a) Rule M8(4) to (8) (disqualification from nomination to be parochial representative);\n(aa) Rule M12A (elected person: declaration as to disqualifications);\n(b) Rule M13 (special parochial meeting);\n(c) Rule M14 (extraordinary parochial meeting);\n(d) Rule M15(2) and (3) (PCC: laity must outnumber clergy);\n(e) Rule M15(13) (PCC: disqualification from membership);\n(f) Rule M27(2) (PCC quorate only if majority present lay);\n(g) Rule M36 (district church council: disqualification from membership);\n(h) Rule M41 (joint council: disqualification from membership);\n(i) Rule M42(5) (joint council: laity must outnumber clergy).",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Sch. 3 substituted (1.1.2020) by Church Representation and Ministers Measure 2019 (No. 1), s. 1(3), Sch. 1 (with Sch. 3); S.I. 2019/1460, art. 2"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Sch. 3 rule 12(2)(aa) inserted (1.8.2023) by The Church Representation Rules (Amendment) Resolution 2023 (S.I. 2023/863), paras. 1, 3(2)"
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  "provenance": {
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukcm/1969/2/schedule/3/paragraph/12",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T20:23:24.860211+00:00"
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  "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."
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