The following Bills were lodged with the Honorary Secretaries of the General Synod before Thursday 31 March, 2016:

Please click here to download the entire bills pamphlet & explanatory memoranda as a PDF.  Individual bills may be downloaded by clicking the relevant links below.

BILL NO. 1
Rev Stephen Farrell
Mr Roy Totten
(at the request of the General Synod)
To amend, consolidate and replace Chapter VI of the Constitution and to make minor consequential amendment of Chapter IV of the Constitution

BILL NO. 2
Mrs Ethne Harkness
Mr Edward Hardy
(at the request of the General Synod)
To alter the existing territorial arrangements of the two provinces under the government of their respective archbishops and of the several dioceses under the government of their respective bishops and for associated matters

BILL NO. 3
Mr Sydney Gamble
Ven Leslie Stevenson
(at the request of the Standing Committee)
To amend Chapter III of the Constitution

BILL NO. 4
Mr Robert Neill
The Bishop of Connor
(at the request of the Representative Church Body)
To amend Chapter X of the Constitution

BILL NO. 5
Mr Robert Neill
Mr William Oliver
(at the request of the Representative Church Body)
To amend Chapter XIV of the Constitution

BILL NO. 6
The Bishop of Cashel, Ferns & Ossory
Ven Leslie Stevenson
(at the request of the Commission on Ministry)
To amend Chapter IX of the Constitution

BILL NO. 7
Ven Richard Rountree
Mr Geoffrey Perrin
To amend Chapter I of 1902