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The following Bills were lodged with the Honorary Secretaries of the General Synod before 27 March 2007:

BILL NO 1

REV CANON RB ROUNTREE
THE BISHOP OF CASHEL AND OSSORY
(at the request of the General Synod)
Explanatory Memorandum
To carry into effect a Resolution of the General Synod of 2006 to amend The Book of Common Prayer entitled The Calendar, The Table of Readings and The Collects as set out in the accompanying Schedule.

BILL NO 2

REV CANON RB ROUNTREE
THE BISHOP OF CASHEL AND OSSORY
(at the request of the General Synod)
Explanatory Memorandum
To carry into effect a Resolution of the General Synod of 2006 to amend the Statute II of 1990 by substituting for THE INSTITUTION OF AN INCUMBENT (AN ALTERNATIVE ORDER), The Institution of an Incumbent for use in churches of the Church of Ireland as set out in the accompanying Schedule.

Amendments to Bill No 2

BILL NO 3

THE BISHOP OF CORK, CLOYNE AND ROSS
THE BISHOP OF KILMORE
(at the request of the General Synod)
Explanatory Memorandum
To carry into effect a Resolution of the General Synod of 2006 to amend Chapter IX of the Constitution

BILL NO 4

REV CANON BJ COURTNEY
REV CANON SM NEILL
(on behalf of the Standing Committee, at the request of the Diocese of Down and Dromore)
Explanatory Memorandum
To amend Chapter I of the Constitution.

BILL NO 5

REV CANON PF PATTERSON
REV CANON RB ROUNTREE
(on behalf of the Standing Committee)
Explanatory Memorandum
To provide for the better observance of requirements relating to copyright.

BILL NO 6

LADY SHEIL
MR DG PERRIN
(on behalf of the Representative Church Body and of the Church of Ireland Pensions Board)
Explanatory Memorandum
To amend Chapter XIV of the Constitution.

BILL NO 7

REV CANON TR WILLIAMS
VERY REV LDA FORREST
Explanatory Memorandum
To amend Chapter VII of the Constitution to make provision for the appointment of Ecumenical Canons of the National Cathedral of St Patrick, Dublin.

 

Notes on Bills