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THE OFFICIAL GAZETTE -31ST MAY, 1980 LEGAL SUPPLEMENT -C PARLIAME T OFFICE, ·Buildings, Public Georgetown, Guyana, 22nd May, 198;0.

The following by Cde E. H. A. Fowler, Bill which will be introduced M.P., is published for general Ass'embly information.

in the National Clel'k of tile National Assembly.

F. A. Narain, GUYANA BILL NO.

8 OF 1980 MORAVIAN MISSION COUNCIL INCORPORATION (AMENDMENT) BILL 1980 ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS SECTION 1.

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3.

Short title.


Amendment Repeal and re-enactment of section 1 of Cap.

218.·· of section 2 of Cap.

218.

178 THE OFFICIAL GAZETTE LEGAL SUPPLEMENT - C 31ST MAY, 1980 4.

Repeal and re-enactment 5.

Repeal and re-enactment 6.

Repeal and re-enactment 7.

Repeal and re-enactment 8.

Repeal and re-enactment 9.

General of se�tion of section of section of section of section 3 of Cap.

218.

7 of Cap.

218.

8 of Cap.

218.

9 of Cap.

218.

10 of Cap.

218. amendment of Cap.

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A BILL lntituled AN ACT to amend the Moravian Mission Ordinance.

Council Incorporation Enacted by the Parliament of Guyana:- Short tau.. Cap.

218 1953 Ed.

1.

This Act which amends the Moravian Mission may be cited as the Moravian Council Mission Incorporation Ordinance Council Incorporation Act 1980.

(Amendment) Amendment or section 1 or Cap.

218 1953 Ed.

2.
218 1953 Ed.

2.

Section 1 of the Principal Ordinance ed by the substitution of the Moravian Church Mission Council".

of the words ''Provincial in Guyana" for the words "Moravian is hereby amend- Board of Trustees and Repeal re-enact­ ment of section 2of Cap.

218 1953 Ed.

3.

Section and the following 2 of the Principal , section is hereby repealed - · · substituted Ordinance therefor �'f0 n;�rpreta- 2.
In this Ordinance "the Church" Guyana; - means the Moravian Church in "the Board" means the Board section 3(1); established by "property" whether movable or immovable; means property of every description "the Conference" the Church.".

means the governing body of Repeal and 4.

· Section :r:�: �t and the following is hereby repealed 3 of the Principal Ordinance therefor - section substituted 1 of Cal).

!18 1953 U.
!18 1953 U.

C: 31ST MAY, 1980 THE OFFICIAL GAZETTE LEGAL SUPPLEMENT - C 179 "Establish­ ment and Incorpora­ tion of the Pro­ vincial Board of Trustee, of the Moravian Church la Guyana.

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(l)There is hereby established Board of Trustees the Provincial Church in Guyana which shall be a body cor­ porate.

a body to be called of the Moravian (2)The Board shall consist not more than eight persons who shall be appointed of not less than five and in Guyana resident by the Conference.
(3)A member of the Board shall continue in office terminates in with the rules or regulations pre.

from time to time in until his tenure of membership accordance scribed relation by the Conference thereto.".

5.

Section 7 of the Principal section Ordinance is hereby repealed therefor - substituted and the following Repeal and re-enactment of section 7 of Cap.

218 1953 Ed.

"Execution of documents.

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(l)Any document required to be formally executed by or on behalf of the Board shall be deemed sufficiently or Secretary or any member of the Board.
executed if signed by the Chairman and countersigned by the Treasurer (2)Any other document shall be deemed to be duly au­ if signed by a person or persons by the Board so to sign and such per­ executed thorised son or persons or persons designated be so authorised shall be deemed to be the person in such document and to unless the contrary is proved.".

6.

Sect.ion ,8 of the Principal Ordinance is hereby repealed C:!

!nt - and the following section substituted therefor "Evidence of acts.
8.Every person signing �e-1'::!

ot section s of Cap.

218 · 1953 Ed.
as Chairman, member, of the Conference or the that or Treasurer or Treasurer Secretary Board shall be taken so to be until the contrary is proved and any statement or certificate any person named therein is the Chairman, member, Secretary of the Confer­ ence or the Board or that a document is a true_ copy of any document or of any extract from any document of the Conference be signed by or Treasurer shall be admissible the fact, original entry, the Chairman, of the Conference or the Board purporting to merriber, Secretary or entry in the books or records as prima facie evidence or the Board of matter of transaction.".
180 THE OFFICIAL GAZETTE LEGAL SUPPLEMENT - C 31ST MAY, 1980 ::!!

!1 nd ta e of sect�o':: of Cap.

218 1953 Ed.

t 7.

Section 9 and the followin� 9 of the Principal is hereby repealed Ordinance - d therefor substitute section "Service process.

9.Any document or process may be served on the of Board by� (a)delivering (b)sending of the Board.".

it to any member of the Board; or it by registered post to the address Repeal and 8.

Section Je-:�tt��i;:erJ repealed ff5 c ici.


218 "Po 3 and the following section substituted Ordinance is hereby - therefar 10 of the Principal ° 10.

(l)The wer t k ma e rues 1 and regu1a- ference make such rules and regulations uons.

Board may with the approval of the Con- conducting the carrying and regulating out of its duties for its affairs and for fit.

as it thinks (1) the Board shall ,have (2)Subject to subsection power to regulate its own proceedings.".

General amendment of Cap.


218 11153 Ed, ·9.

(1) Subject to the other am· ndments effected is hereby amended by the substitution by this Act, the Principal Ordinance of the words "Provincial Church in Guyana" for the words "Council' sion Council" they appear therein.
Board of Trustees wherever of the Moravian ' or "Moravian Mis­ (2)The change of name of_ the Moravian Mission Council or obligation by this Act shall not prejudice effected rights forborne to be done by the Board by virtue and the Board may exercise privileges s or anything in its name.

all existing name of its previous rights, powers and or affect any subsisting to be done or which remains (3)Any reference law, instrument to the Moravian or document written strued as a reference Moravian Church in Guyana.
Mission iri ,any Council of any kind shall be con of the of Trustees to the Provincial Board EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM This Bill seeks to amend the Moravian Mission Council Incorporation Board of Trustees (Cap.

218 1953 Ed.)

for the purpose of the Moravian Mission Moravian of establishing the Pro­ Church in Guyana as a re­ Council and to provide for Ordinance vincial placement incidental (Bill No.

8/1980) for the existing matters.