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RETIREMENT OF BISHOPS ACT 1942 (WANGARATTA DIOCESE)

No. 1, 1942

AN ACT

TO PROVIDE FOR THE RETIREMENT OF BISHOPS

Affected by: Act No. 2, 1974-1993

BE it enacted by the Bishop the Clergy and the Laity of the Church of England within the Diocese of Wangaratta duly met in Synod according to law as follows:-
Repeal

1. Act No. 1, 1923 shall be and the same is hereby repealed.

Retirement at
70 years

2. (a) Save as hereinafter provided when a Bishop shall attain the age of 70 years he shall retire from his office as Bishop of the Diocese and his attaining such age shall create a vacancy in the See.

Retirement may
be postponed

(b) The Board of Electors for the election of a Bishop in case of a vacancy in the See may at any time within six months before the Bishop attains the said age invite the Bishop to continue as Bishop for a further period not exceeding two years and in that case paragraph (a) of this section shall for such period be deemed inoperative.

(c) The said period of two years may be extended by the Board of Electors from time to time for a further period or periods not exceeding two years' each on the same conditions.

(d) For the purposes aforesaid the Board of Electors may meet independently of the Bishop on being summoned in writing by the Vicar-General or by any three of its members.


Monetary provision Affected by:
Act No. 2, 1974-93

3. The Council of the Diocese may from time to time make such payments from the Diocesan Fund as it may see fit towards ensuring suitable provision for the Bishop on his retirement or for his dependents.

Passed: 27th November 1942
Assented to: 27th November 1942