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The following draft Bill will be debated during this years General Synod. For further information on amendments and passage through General Synod please contact the General Synod Press Officer.

BILL NO 8

(regarding The Ministration of Public Baptism of Infants to be used in the church)

Explanatory Memorandum

In 2001 the General Synod approved, by the requisite majorities, a resolution granting leave for the introduction of this Bill and accompanying Schedule in 2002.

This Bill incorporates material from the Book of Common Prayer 1926, makes minimal changes to remove anachronisms, alter the order of some prayers and update rubrics; but other than changing the "which" form to "who" in the Lord's Prayer and "Ghost" to "Spirit", preserves the traditional language of that book.
This is part of the process of making a revision of the Book of Common Prayer 1926.

REV CANON RB ROUNTREE
REV CANON MAJ BURROWS
(at the request of the General Synod)

Bill

To carry into effect a Resolution of the General Synod of 2001 to amend that part of the Book of Common Prayer entitled The Ministration of Public Baptism of Infants to be used in the church by substituting for the above-mentioned part of the Book of Common Prayer, The Ministration of Public Baptism of Infants to be used in the church as set out in the accompanying Schedule.

WHEREAS a Resolution to amend that part of the Book of Common Prayer entitled The Ministration of Public Baptism of Infants to be used in the church by substituting, for the above-mentioned part of the Book of Common Prayer, The Ministration of Public Baptism of Infants to be used in the church as set out in the accompanying Schedule was duly passed in full Synod assembled in Dublin in the year 2001 by the required majorities, and was duly transmitted to the Secretaries of all Diocesan Synods;

AND WHEREAS it is expedient that the said Resolution shall be carried into effect by a Statute;

AND WHEREAS in accordance with the provisions of section 26(1) of Chapter 1 of the Constitution leave was given for the introduction of a Bill in the General Synod of 2002;

BE IT ENACTED by the Archbishops and Bishops and the Clergy and Laity of the Church of Ireland in General Synod assembled in Dublin in the year 2002, and by the authority of the same as follows:

1. In the Book of Common Prayer for that part entitled The Ministration of Public Baptism of Infants to be used in the church there shall be substituted The Ministration of Public Baptism of Infants to be used in the church as set out in the accompanying Schedule.
2. The provisions of section 1 and of the Schedule to this Statute shall come into force on such day or days as may hereafter be appointed by the General Synod.

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