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Act 2, 1998 (II) – Act anent Disposal of Routine Petitions. 18th May 1998.

The General Assembly direct that the Business Committee shall in their Report indicate such petitions as are of routine nature. Motions and amendments regarding such petitions shall be handed in and read by the Clerk before the first adjournment on the day before they are intended to be moved. If at the time of consideration of such a Petition there is no objection to it being classified as of a routine nature, the motion regarding it will be formally moved and seconded.

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Act 1, Class 1, 2020 – Dissolution of Provincial Synods

The General Assembly, noting that annual statutory meetings of Provincial Synods have been suspended since 2009 General Assembly, and that the reduced number of Presbyteries in the Church has resulted in this tier of Church government becoming largely redundant, and desiring therefore that Provincial Synods be dissolved and removed …
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Act 5, 2020 – Use of Technology in Exceptional Circumstances

The General Assembly, recognising the need to make use of audio-visual technology in the carrying out of Church business in exceptional circumstances, enact and ordain as follows: General Principles. The General Assembly declare that the following general principles apply for the purposes of this Act. 1.1.         The General Assembly …
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Act 2, 2020 – Regarding Exceptional Arrangements for the 2020 General Assembly and Presbyteries (As amended by Act 13, 2020 – Amending Act 1, 2020 Regarding Exceptional Arrangements for the 2020 General Assembly and Presbyteries)

The General Assembly, noting the Government restrictions on travel and public gatherings due to the COVID19 pandemic, declare that the Assembly shall convene to take up urgent and time-critical business using the Zoom audio-visual technology platform. The General Assembly declare that the Assembly shall convene for one session only …
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