Subject to the provisions hereinafter mentioned, other sections of this Constitution may be altered subject to the following conditions: —
67 Subject to the provisions hereinafter mentioned, other sections of this Constitution may be altered subject to the following conditions: —
The bill shall be submitted for its first reading by leave of general synod, the three houses thereof voting together.
A bill altering the provisions of this Constitution mentioned at the foot of this clause shall not come into effect unless it has been assented to on its second and third readings by an affirmative vote of at least two‑thirds of the members of each house and by a majority of all dioceses of which two at least shall be metropolitan dioceses. The assent of a diocese shall be deemed to be given if a majority of its lay representatives and a majority of its clerical representatives and the bishop thereof have voted in favour of the bill.
Sections 11‑14, inclusive; 18‑25, inclusive; 27; 31‑35, inclusive; 64(1), (2) and (3); 67(a); 68‑70, inclusive; 75.
A bill altering the name of this Church or the provisions of this Constitution mentioned at the foot of this clause, if passed at its second and third readings, shall not come into effect unless and until every diocesan synod of this Church has assented to it by ordinance, and such assents be in force at the same time.
Sections 64(4), (5); 67(c).
A bill altering the provisions of this Constitution mentioned at the foot of this clause, if passed at its second and third readings, shall not come into effect unless and until at least three‑quarters of the diocesan synods of this Church, including all the metropolitan sees, have assented to it by ordinance, and all such assents be in force at the same time.
Sections 4‑10, inclusive; 15‑17, inclusive; 26; 28‑30, inclusive; 36‑63, inclusive; 65; 67(b) and (d); 71‑74, inclusive; the Table annexed to the Constitution.
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