2Consultation on and publication of special standing orders
1
Before making standing orders under section 1, the officers of the General Synod acting jointly must consult—
a
the Business Committee of the General Synod appointed in accordance with section 10 of the National Institutions Measure 1998, and
b
the Standing Orders Committee of the General Synod appointed under the Standing Orders of the Synod.
2
Consultation undertaken before the commencement of this Measure is as effective for the purposes of subsection (1) as consultation undertaken after that commencement.
3
After making standing orders under section 1, the officers of the General Synod acting jointly must ensure that—
a
the standing orders are published on the Church of England website at least 10 days before the first day of the first meeting of the General Synod due to be held (in whatever manner) after the standing orders come into operation under section 3(1), and
b
a copy of the standing orders is sent to each member of the Synod.
4
If standing orders proposed to be made under section 1 have been published before the commencement of this Measure, and standing orders in the form published are made after that commencement, the publication before that commencement—
a
is to be treated as if it had been done in accordance with subsection (3)(a), and
b
is, accordingly, as effective as a publication done after that commencement.