The
following Bills were lodged with the Honorary Secretaries of
the General Synod before 2 April 2001.
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CONTENTS
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on each Bill name for full text of Bill)
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Bill No 1
REV CANON RB ROUNTREE
REV CANON MAJ BURROWS |
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(at
the request of the General Synod) |
To carry into effect a Resolution of the General Synod of
2000 to amend that part of the Book of Common Prayer entitled
The Order for the Administration of the Lord’s Supper or
Holy Communion by substituting, for the above-mentioned
part of the Book of Common Prayer, The Order for the
Administration of the Lord’s Supper or Holy Communion as
set out in the accompanying Schedule.
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Bill No 2
REV CANON RB ROUNTREE
REV CANON MAJ BURROWS |
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(at
the request of the General Synod) |
To carry into effect a Resolution of the General Synod of
2000 to amend the Book of Common Prayer by including
therein The Celebration of the Holy Communion also called
The Lord’s Supper or The Eucharist as set out in the
accompanying Schedule.
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Bill No 3
REV CANON RB ROUNTREE
REV CANON MAJ BURROWS |
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(at
the request of the General Synod) |
To carry into effect a Resolution of the General Synod of
2000 to amend those parts of the Common Prayer entitled
The Calendar; Tables and Rules; and The Collects,
Epistles and Gospels to be used throughout the year
by substituting, for the above-mentioned parts of the Book
of Common Prayer, The Calendar and Collects
and Post-Communion Prayers as set out in the accompanying
Schedule.
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Bill No 4
REV CANON RB ROUNTREE
REV CANON MAJ BURROWS |
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(at
the request of the General Synod) |
To carry into effect a Resolution of the General Synod of
2000 to amend the Book of Common Prayer by including
therein The Canticles as set out in the accompanying
Schedule.
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Bill No 5
REV CANON PF PATTERSON
MR DJ AUCHMUTY |
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(at
the request of the Standing Committee) |
To amend Chapter I of the Constitution.
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Bill No 6
LADY SHEIL |
(at
the request of the Church of Ireland Pensions Board) |
To amend Chapters XIV and XV of the Constitution.
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Bill No 7
REV CANON JAA CONDELL
VEN KR GOOD |
To provide for the establishment of Provincial Mediation
Panels and to make further provision concerning mediation in
conflict resolution and related matters.
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NOTE
This section contains those Bills which were lodged with the
honorary secretaries at least six weeks before the first day of the
session.
A Bill is a proposal for legislation which, if passed, will become a
Statute, binding on all members of the Church of Ireland. The
procedure is designed to ensure that the proposed legislation is
considered carefully, both in principle and in detail, and that
there is a day's interval for reflection before final approval is
given.
The Bills will be taken into consideration in the order in which
they appear in this pamphlet, unless the Synod directs otherwise. On
the first stage, the proposer moves "That leave be given to
introduce Bill no. __" unless leave has been given in the
previous session. This is a formal motion which is normally put to
the Synod without debate, but in certain circumstances one speech in
support of the motion, and one in opposition to it, may be
permitted.
If that motion is passed, the Synod proceeds to the Second Reading,
when the principles of the Bill are open to debate. At the
conclusion of the debate on this stage, the motion "That the
Bill be approved in principle and given a second reading" is
put to the Synod. If this motion is passed, indicating that the
Synod approved the Bill in principle, the Committee stage follows.
In the case of Special Bills leave to introduce such a Bill may only
be given at an ordinary session of the Synod; leave having been
given, the Bill shall be deemed to have been read a first time, but
it shall not be processed further until the next ordinary session
when it will come before the Synod for second reading.
On the Committee stage, the Bill is considered in detail, the
clauses being put to the Synod one by one for debate and decision.
The clauses are taken first in their order; then, the schedules (if
any); and, finally, the Preamble (the introductory matter).
Amendments, notice of which was given to the honorary secretaries
not later than the Friday before the session, will appear on the
agenda paper for the first day; no other amendment may be moved on
Committee stage except with the leave of the Synod. An amendment is
taken on the clause to which it relates, and is disposed of before
the clause itself is put to the Synod.
In the case of Special Bills, an amendment can be moved on Committee
stage only if notice has been given in the previous session except
for any dealing with omissions or grammatical errors.
When the Committee stage has been concluded, the Bill is reported to
the Synod, and a day - usually the third day - is fixed for the
remaining stages.
On the third day the Report stage is taken. Any amendments which
have been lodged with the honorary secretaries before the close of
business on the second day will appear on the supplemental agenda
paper for the third day. After these amendments have been disposed
of - or immediately if there are not any amendments - the Synod
proceeds to the Third Reading. At this stage, debate is confined to
the provisions of the Bill, and at its conclusion the motion
"That the Bill be now read a third time and passed" is put
to the Synod.
A simple majority of the House of Representatives is required to
pass any and every motion during the passage of a Bill through the
Synod, except when
(a) a vote by orders has been requisitioned by ten members of either
order (which may be done on any motion), in which case a simple
majority of each order, voting separately, is required.
(b) a two-thirds majority of each order, voting separately, is
required to pass the Second Reading and the Third Reading of a Bill
which proposes a modification or alteration in the articles,
doctrines, rites, rubrics or formularies of the Church.
For fuller information on Bill procedure reference should be made to
Part II of Chapter I of the Constitution and to the Standing Orders.
A leaflet on Bill procedure is available on application to the
Honorary Secretaries.
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