The General Assembly direct that the Assembly Clerk be empowered to grant access to historical records on receiving a request for access from individuals seeking information for the purposes of study and research on a case-by-case basis. They declare that such access will exclude access to reports of a …
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The General Assembly direct that when vacancies arise for the position of Presbytery Clerks, new appointments are made in consultation with the Assembly Clerks’ Office. They instruct the Assembly Clerks’ Office to arrange basic training for Presbytery Clerks on their appointment. They further instruct that Presbytery Clerks should be …
The General Assembly note that from time-to-time, Presbyteries of the Church have delegated powers to their Clerk or to a Committee of Presbytery to set a date for anticipated business requiring an in hunc effectum meeting of Presbytery. The General Assembly declare that a Presbytery may agree in principle …
The General Assembly affirm the sanctity of the Lord’s Day according to the scriptures and the doctrinal standards of this Church. They remind Church courts to avoid all unnecessary meetings on the Lord’s Day particularly where business is of a routine or purely administrative nature. Church Courts may meet …
The General Assembly declare that in all future examinations of records, the attestation will be in the form of an extract of the proceedings of the General Assembly or its Commissions to Presbytery Clerks. They also declare that this form of attestation be used regarding the records of General …
The General Assembly hereby appoint a Commission consisting of all the members of this General Assembly along with Rev. Derek Lamont named by the Moderator to be their Commission. 1. This Commission is appointed to meet at Edinburgh on Tuesday 4th October 2022 and on Tuesday 7th March 2023 …
The General Assembly appoint the next General Assembly to meet on Monday 22nd May 2023 at 6.00pm. …
A. AS TO REPRESENTATION OF PRESBYTERIES That all Commissions, transmitted to the Clerk of Assembly, shall be revised by him, in so far as regards their regularity in point of form, and that the Clerk shall prepare a Report on the subject and submit the same to the Committee …