Citation, interpretation and commencement

1.—(1) This Resolution may be cited as the Church Representation Rules (Amendment) Resolution 2014 and the Church Representation Rules (Amendment) Resolutions 1973 to 2009(1) and this Resolution may be cited together as the Church Representation Rules (Amendment) Resolutions 1973 to 2014.

(2) In this Resolution any reference to a rule or Appendix is a reference to the rule or Appendix bearing that number in the Church Representation Rules.

(3) Subject to sub-paragraph (4) below this Resolution shall come into force as follows—

(a)this paragraph and paragraphs 2 to 15 shall come into force on the same date as the coming into force of Amending Canon No. 32; and

(b)paragraphs 16 to 20 shall come into force on 1st January 2015.

(4) Nothing in this Resolution shall affect the composition of, or the filling of vacancies in the membership of, the House of Laity of the General Synod in existence at the date on which it comes into force.