Until general synod by canon otherwise prescribes —
23 Until general synod by canon otherwise prescribes —
ordinary sessions of synod shall be held at intervals not exceeding four years, and at such time and place as synod may by resolution appoint, or failing any such resolution, then as the standing committee of synod may by resolution appoint, provided that the standing committee of synod may on grounds of emergency or other special grounds by resolution defer the summoning of synod for a period exceeding four years from the previous synod, but not exceeding twelve months from the date of such resolution and may do so from time to time, provided further that synod shall meet at least once in every six years:
a special session of synod shall be convened by the Primate at the request in writing of not less than one‑half of the members of the house of bishops or of one‑third of the members of the house of clergy or of one‑third of the members of the house of laity or upon a resolution of the standing committee;
at least four months before the time for any ordinary session of synod the Primate shall by mandate under his hand and seal summon the Diocesan Bishops and require them to convene the prescribed number of clerical and lay representatives of their respective dioceses at the appointed time and place;
the procedure and powers of synod in a special and an ordinary session shall be the same, provided that in a special session no business other than the business specified in the mandate shall be transacted.
Records and Seal
24. The proceedings of general synod shall be duly recorded and be authenticated by the signature of the President.
Every canon of general synod shall be printed in duplicate, and each duplicate shall be certified as correct by the President, the chairman of committees and the secretaries of the synod, authenticated by the official seal, and filed in books.
25. (1) General synod shall have an official seal, which shall be judicially noticed.
The seal shall not be used to authenticate any canon, rule, resolution, instrument or document, or any copy thereof, except upon a resolution of synod or of the standing committee of synod and by and in the presence of at least three members of the said committee.
Any canon, rule, resolution, instrument or document authenticated by the official seal shall be admissible in evidence without further proof.
A document purporting to be a copy of any canon, rule or resolution so authenticated and purporting to be certified by at least three members of the standing committee as a true copy shall be evidence of the canon, rule or resolution and be admissible in, evidence without further proof.
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