Is Portuguese Missions Ordinance 1910 still in force?

Yes — Portuguese Missions Ordinance 1910 is currently in force.

When did Portuguese Missions Ordinance 1910 take effect?

Portuguese Missions Ordinance 1910 was first recorded in 1910.

How many sections does Portuguese Missions Ordinance 1910 have?

Portuguese Missions Ordinance 1910 contains 8 sections.

Where can I read the official version of Portuguese Missions Ordinance 1910?

The official text of Portuguese Missions Ordinance 1910 is published at sso.agc.gov.sg.

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Portuguese Missions Ordinance 1910

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Type: Act
Status: In force
Enacted: 1910
Sections: 8

Quick answer

About this act

Portuguese Missions Ordinance 1910 is Singapore Act, cited as Act PMO 1910, currently marked in force and first recorded in 1910.

Section 1

Short title

This Ordinance may be cited as the Portuguese Missions Ordinance 1910.

Section 2

The Agent or Procurator of the Commission for the Administration of the Estates of the Portuguese Missions in China at Singapore to be a body corporate

(1)

Antonio Augusto Cardozo, Agent at Singapore, and his successors for the time being in the office of Agent at Singapore of the Commission for the Administration of the Estates of the Portuguese Missions in China, duly qualified as hereinafter provided, shall be a body corporate, hereinafter called the Corporation, and shall for the purposes of this Ordinance have the name of “The Agent of the Commission for the Administration of the Estates of the Portuguese Missions in China at Singapore”, and by that name have perpetual succession and shall and may have and use a corporate seal.

(2)

The said seal may from time to time be broken, changed, altered and made anew as to the Corporation seems fit.

Section 3

Vesting clause as to properties in Schedules referred to

Subject to section 8, all the properties comprised in the Schedules are hereby vested in the Corporation for the residue of the term of years under which the same are held for the use and behoof of the Portuguese Missions in China.

Section 4

Powers of the Corporation relative to properties

The Corporation may acquire, purchase, take, hold and enjoy movable and immovable property of every description within the Colony, and sell, convey, assign, exchange, surrender, yield up, mortgage, demise, re‑assign, transfer or otherwise howsoever dispose of or deal with any movable or immovable property vested in the Corporation upon such terms as to the Corporation seem fit.

Section 5

Powers of suing and being sued

(1)

The Corporation may sue and be sued and take all legal proceedings in any of the Courts of the Colony by the name of “The Agent of the Commission for the Administration of the Estates of the Portuguese Missions in China at Singapore”.

(2)

All writs of summons, notices and legal process may be served upon the Corporation by being left at the residence for the time being in Singapore of the Corporation.

Section 6

Qualifications of the Agent before acting

(1)

No person other than the said Antonio Augusto Cardozo shall be deemed to be duly qualified as aforesaid unless and until he has been duly appointed to fill the office of the Agent of the Commission for the Administration of the Estates of the Portuguese Missions in China at Singapore by the Bishop of Macao, as President of the aforesaid Commission, by instrument in writing, and such instrument has been produced to the Minister and the same approved by him and unless and until a notification of such approval has appeared in the Gazette.

(2)

Such notification shall be sufficient evidence of the appointment and that the person named therein is duly qualified as by this Ordinance is required.

Section 7

Execution of deeds, etc.

(1)

No deed, document or other instrument sealed with the seal of the Corporation shall be deemed to be duly sealed unless such seal has been affixed in the presence of the said Antonio Augusto Cardozo or his attorney duly authorised by a power of attorney deposited under section 48 of the Conveyancing and Law of Property Act 1886, or in the presence of his successor for the time being in his said office of Agent of the Commission for the Administration of the Estates of the Portuguese Missions in China at Singapore, and duly qualified as aforesaid, or his attorney duly authorised as aforesaid, and unless such deed, document or other instrument is signed by the said Antonio Augusto Cardozo or his attorney as aforesaid or a successor in his said office, or the attorney of such successor authorised as aforesaid.

(2)

Such signing shall be taken as sufficient evidence of the due sealing of such deed or document or other instrument.

Section 8

Saving of Government and other rights

Amended by7/97

Nothing in this Ordinance shall affect the rights of the Government, or any bodies politic or corporate or of any other persons, except such as are mentioned in this Ordinance, and those claiming by, from and under them or any of the legal personal representatives of the said Isaiah Zechariah, Joaquim Jozé Leite, Liete or Letta, Nicholao Rodrigues Pereira de Borja or Manuel Lourenço de Gouvêa or any persons claiming by, through, from, or under them.

Common questions

What is Portuguese Missions Ordinance 1910?: Portuguese Missions Ordinance 1910 is Singapore Act, cited as Act PMO 1910, currently marked in force and first recorded in 1910.
Is Portuguese Missions Ordinance 1910 still in force?: Yes — Portuguese Missions Ordinance 1910 is currently in force.
When did Portuguese Missions Ordinance 1910 take effect?: Portuguese Missions Ordinance 1910 was first recorded in 1910.
How many sections does Portuguese Missions Ordinance 1910 have?: Portuguese Missions Ordinance 1910 contains 8 sections.
Where can I read the official version of Portuguese Missions Ordinance 1910?: The official text of Portuguese Missions Ordinance 1910 is published at sso.agc.gov.sg.