{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/synodical-government-measure-1969/schedule-3/paragraph-23",
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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/23",
  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": "23",
  "heading": null,
  "text": "(1) In the case of the cathedral church of each diocese (other than the cathedral church of Christ in Oxford, as to which see paragraph (2)) or, where a diocese has more than one cathedral church, each of them, the diocesan synod must make a scheme to provide for the representation on a deanery synod of—\n(a) the dean, the residentiary canons and other ministers and any lay residentiary canon (or any of them), and\n(b) unless the cathedral church is a parish church, every lay person whose name is on the community roll.\n(2) In the case of Westminster Abbey, St. George's Chapel, Windsor and the cathedral church of Christ in Oxford, the diocesan synod in each case must make a scheme to provide for the representation on a deanery synod of—\n(a) the dean, the residentiary canons and other ministers (or any of them), and\n(b) every lay person whom the dean has declared to be a habitual worshipper and whose name is not on the roll of a parish.\n(3) A scheme under this Rule must include provision for determining the deanery synod or synods to which it applies.",
  "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": "Words in Sch. 3 rule 23(1)(a) inserted (coming into force in accordance with s. 22(3) of the amending Measure) by Church of England (Miscellaneous Provisions) Measure 2024 (No. 1), s. 22(3), Sch. 1 para. 2"
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukcm/1969/2/schedule/3/paragraph/23",
    "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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