How many sections does Presbyterian Church of England Mission Ordinance 1903 have?

Presbyterian Church of England Mission Ordinance 1903 contains 6 sections.

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Presbyterian Church of England Mission Ordinance 1903

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Type: Act
Status: In force
Enacted: 1903
Sections: 6

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About this act

Presbyterian Church of England Mission Ordinance 1903 is Singapore Act, cited as Act PCEMO 1903, currently marked in force and first recorded in 1903.

Section 1

Short title

This Ordinance may be cited as the Presbyterian Church of England Mission Ordinance 1903.

Section 2

The Senior Missionary in Singapore of the Foreign Missions of the Presbyterian Church of England to be a body corporate

(1)

The Reverend John Angus Bethune Cook and his successors for the time being in the office of Senior Missionary of the said Committee 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 Senior Missionary in Singapore of the Foreign Missions of the Presbyterian Church of England”, 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, or made anew as the Corporation thinks fit.

(3)

The Corporation may acquire, purchase, take, hold and enjoy movable and immovable property of every description, and may sell, convey, assign, surrender and yield up, mortgage, demise, reassign, transfer or otherwise dispose of any movable and immovable property vested in the Corporation upon such terms as the Corporation thinks fit.

Section 3

Use of corporate seal

(1)

All deeds, documents and other instruments requiring the seal of the Corporation shall be sealed with the seal of the Corporation in the presence of the Reverend John Angus Bethune Cook, 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 the office of Senior Missionary, or his attorney duly authorised as aforesaid, and shall also be signed by the said John Angus Bethune Cook or his attorney, or by his successor or his attorney.

(2)

Such signing shall be sufficient evidence of the due sealing of such deeds, documents and other instruments.

Section 4

Qualification of Senior Missionary

(1)

No successor of the said John Angus Bethune Cook in the office of Senior Missionary of the said Committee shall be deemed to be duly qualified as aforesaid unless and until he has caused an extract from the minutes of the Foreign Missions Committee of the Presbyterian Church of England appointing him such Senior Missionary, certified as correct by the Convenor of the Foreign Missions Committee of the Presbyterian Church of England, to have been filed in the office of the Minister, and unless and until a notification of such filing 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 required by this Ordinance.

Section 5

Property vested in Corporation

Each of the pieces of land mentioned in the preamble is hereby vested in the Corporation for an estate in fee simple, or for the residue of the term of years under which the same is held, as the case may be, free from all trusts whatever.

Section 6

Saving of rights of the Government, etc.

Amended by7/97

Nothing in this Ordinance shall affect the rights of the Government, or of any bodies politic or corporate, or of any other persons except those mentioned in this Ordinance, and those claiming by, from or under them.

Common questions

What is Presbyterian Church of England Mission Ordinance 1903?: Presbyterian Church of England Mission Ordinance 1903 is Singapore Act, cited as Act PCEMO 1903, currently marked in force and first recorded in 1903.
Is Presbyterian Church of England Mission Ordinance 1903 still in force?: Yes — Presbyterian Church of England Mission Ordinance 1903 is currently in force.
When did Presbyterian Church of England Mission Ordinance 1903 take effect?: Presbyterian Church of England Mission Ordinance 1903 was first recorded in 1903.
How many sections does Presbyterian Church of England Mission Ordinance 1903 have?: Presbyterian Church of England Mission Ordinance 1903 contains 6 sections.
Where can I read the official version of Presbyterian Church of England Mission Ordinance 1903?: The official text of Presbyterian Church of England Mission Ordinance 1903 is published at sso.agc.gov.sg.