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SECOND SCHEDULE.

REGULATIONS FOR CHURCH COUNCILS.

[Sec. 9]

1. In these Regulations the expression "Church Meaning of Councils" means the bodies constituted under that expression name by or under the Church of England Trust Ordi- Church nance, 1929.

2. Every Church Council shall consist of:-

(a) the incumbent or clergyman in charge; (b) the senior licensed assistant clergyman, if

any;

(c) such number of lay representatives (who may be of either sex) as the annual church meet- ing may in the first instance decide. Such lay representatives must be actual communic- ant members of the Church of England of twenty-one years of age and upwards and not entered upon the electoral roll of any other church in the Diocese. No candidate may be elected who has not previously consented to serve. The number may be altered from time to time by a resolution passed at an annual church meeting of the church concerned but so that the alteration shall not take effect till the year following the date at which it is made;

(d) co-opted members if the Church Council con- cerned so decides not exceeding in number one-fifth of the elected lay representatives and being either in Holy Orders or actual lay communicant members of the Church of Eng- land of either sex and of tweny-one years of age and upwards.

Councils.

Constitution of Church Councils.

3. The election of lay representatives to the Church Election of Council shall take place at the annual church meet- lay represen- ing of the church concerned.

tatives.

4. Lay representatives and co-opted members shall Duration of office of lay continue in office until the next annual church meet-

representa- ing unless in the meanwhile they vacate office by tives and death, absence for six months, incapacity to act or co-opted resignation.

members.

members and

5. In the event of death, absence for a period of Filling up six months, incapacity to act or resignation of any of casual lay representative or co-opted member on a Church vacancies Council the remaining members may appoint some among lay other qualified person to act in his or her place until representa- the next annual church meeting.

tives or

co-opted members.

Church

6. Meetings of Church Councils shall be in accord- Meetings of ance with the Rules of Procedure set forth in the Councils. Appendix hereto.

Appendix.

7. Every Church Council shall appoint a secretary Secretary and treasurer as provided for in the Rules of Proce- and dure.

treasurer for Church Councils.

8. In addition to the powers conferred by the Powers of Church of England Trust Ordinance, 1929, each Church Church Council shall have-

(1) power to frame an annual budget of moneys required for the maintenance of the work of the Church for which it is appointed and otherwise, and to take such steps as it thinks necessary for raising collecting and allocating of such moneys;

Councils.