THAT the following words be added to Section 5 of Canon XX:
`In the event of the said bishop or his successor refusing to terminate such relinquishment and reinstate the priest (or deacon), the said priest (or deacon) may appeal to the Metropolitan of the Province who shall take the necessary Canonical action.
THAT General Synod request the House of Bishops in considering the proposed Order for Holy Baptism to retain as mandatory the actual, or symbolic (through chrism), laying on of hands by the Bishop.
Motion to refer was
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THAT this motion be referred back to the House of Bishops in consultation with the Doctrine and Worship Committee for further study.