CAP. 277]
Election of lay representatives.
Duration of office of lay representatives and co-opted members.
Filling up of casual vacancies among lay representatives or co-opted members.
Meetings of church councils.
Appendix.
Secretary and treasurer for church councils.
Powers of church councils. (Cap. 277.)
Church of England Trust.
REGULATIONS FOR CHURCH COUNCILS-cont.
(d) co-opted members if the church council concerned 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 England of either sex and of twenty-one years of age and upwards.
3. The election of lay representatives to the church council shall take place at the annual church meeting of the church concerned.
4. Lay representatives and co-opted members shall continue in office until the next annual church meeting unless in the meanwhile they vacate office by death, absence for six months, incapacity to act or resignation.
5. In the event of death, absence for a period of six months, incapacity to act or resignation of any lay representative or co-opted member on a church council the remaining members may appoint some other qualified person to act in his or her place until the next annual church meeting.
6. Meetings of church councils shall be in accordance with the rules of procedure set forth in the Appendix hereto.
7. Every church council shall appoint a secretary and treasurer as provided for in the rules of procedure.
8. In addition to the powers conferred by the Church of England Trust Ordinance, each church council shall have power-
(a) 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 such moneys;
(b) jointly with the incumbent to determine the objects to which all moneys to be given or collected in the church shall be allocated, subject to the directions contained in the Book of Common Prayer as to the disposal of money given at the offertory, and to determine the mode of collection of all donations and the fees to be taken for marriages, burials and other services;
(c) jointly with the incumbent to appoint and dismiss and (if so authorized by the trustees in their letters of delegation) to pay the salaries of assistant chaplains, organists and subordinate officials, and to determine the conditions of the tenure of their offices or of their employment: Provided that no appointment or dismissal of a clergyman shall be valid unless approved in writing by the Bishop;
(d) to make representation to the Bishop with regard to any matter affecting the welfare of the church concerned;
(e) to make regulations regarding all or any of the following matters-
(i) holding of meetings of the church council and the conduct of business thereat;
(ii) keeping of accounts of moneys received and expended by the church councils;
(iii) all other matters relating to the affairs of the church council: Provided that no regulation shall be valid until it has been approved by an annual or special church meeting: And provided that no regulation shall be inconsistent ...
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CAP. 277]
Election of lay repre- sentatives.
Duration of office of lay representa- tives and co-opted members.
Filling up of casual vacancies among lay representa- tives or co-opted mernbers.
Meetings
of church
councils.
Appendix.
Secretary
and treasurer
for church councils.
Powers of church councils. (Cap. 277.)
Church of England Trust.
REGULATIONS FOR CHURCH COUNCILS-cont.
(d) co-opted members if the church council concerned so decides not exceeding in number one-fifth of the elected lay repre- sentatives and being either in holy orders or actual lay communicant members of the Church of England of either sex and of twenty-one years of age and upwards.
3. The election of lay representatives to the church council shall take place at the annual church meeting of the church con- cerned.
4. Lay representatives and co-opted members shall continue in office until the next annual church meeting unless in the mean- while they vacate office by death, absence for six months, incapacity to act or resignation.
5. In the event of death, absence for a period of six months, incapacity to act or resignation of any lay representative or CO- opted member on a church council the remaining members may appoint some other qualified person to act in his or her place until the next annual church meeting.
6. Meetings of church councils shall be in accordance with the rules of procedure set forth in the Appendix hereto.
7. Every church council shall appoint а secretary and treasurer as provided for in the rules of procedure.
moneys;
8. In addition to the powers conferred by the Church of England Trust Ordinance, each church council shall have power-
(a) 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 such
(b) jointly with the incumbent to determine the objects to which all moneys to be given or collected in the church. shall be allocated, subject to the directions contained in the Book of Common Prayer as to the disposal of money given at the offertory, and to determine the mode of collection of all donations and the fees to be taken for marriages, burials and other services;
(c) jointly with the incumbent to appoint and dismiss and (if so authorized by the trustees in their letters of delega- tion) to pay the salaries of assistant chaplains, organists and subordinate officials, and to determine the conditions of the tenure of their offices or of their employment: Provided that no appointment or dismissal of a clergyman shall be valid unless approved in writing by the Bishop; (d) to make representation to the Bishop with regard to any matter affecting the welfare of the church concerned; (e) to make regulations regarding all or any of the following
matters-
(i) holding of meetings of the church council and the conduct of business thereat;
(ii) keeping of accounts of moneys received and expended by the church councils;
(iii) all other matters relating to the affairs of the church council: Provided that no regulation shall be valid until it has been approved by an annual or special church meeting: And provided that no regulation shall be incon-
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