SCHEDULES

C1C2C4C3F1SCHEDULE 3 Church Representation Rules

Annotations:
Amendments (Textual)
Modifications etc. (not altering text)
C2

Sch. 3 applied by 2001 No. 1, s. 5(7) (as substituted (19.5.2014) by Church of England (Miscellaneous Provisions) Measure 2014 (No. 1), s. 21(2), Sch. 2 para. 15; S.I. 2014/1369, art. 2)

C4

Sch. 3: power to modify conferred (coming into force in accordance with s. 53(3) of the amending Measure) by Cathedrals Measure 2021 (No. 2), s. 41(2)(d) (with ss. 42(4), 48, 52(1))

C3

Sch. 3 modified (coming into force in accordance with s. 53(3) of the amending Measure) by Cathedrals Measure 2021 (No. 2), s. 40(3) (with ss. 42(4), 48, 52(1))

PART 9Parish governance: Model Rules

Section B: Parochial church council

Officers

Secretary and treasurer

M20

1

The PCC may appoint one of its members as secretary; but if it does not, it must appoint some other fit person.

2

The secretary has the following functions—

a

to have charge of all the documents relating to the current business of the PCC other than the roll of the parish (unless the secretary is also the electoral roll officer);

b

to keep the minutes;

c

to record all resolutions passed;

d

to notify his or her name and address to the secretary of the deanery synod and the secretary of the diocesan synod.

3

The PCC may appoint one of its members as treasurer or two or more of its members as joint treasurers; but if it does not, it must—

a

arrange for the office of treasurer to be discharged by such of the churchwardens as are members of the PCC or, if only one of them is a member, by that one solely, or

b

appoint some other fit person.

4

Where the person appointed as secretary or treasurer is not a member of the PCC, he or she does not become a member merely as a result of holding the office in question but may be co-opted under Rule M15(1)(k).