Section 5

Section 5 of the Ordinance is hereby amended by substituting for subsection (1), the following new subsection i

“(1) The expression ‘successors in office’ shall be deemed to include either an Administrator Apostolic or a Vicar Capitular of the Dioceses of Kuala Lumpur,

Penang and Melaka Johor from the time when the office of the Titular Roman Catholic Archbishop of

Kuala Lumpur, the office of the Titular Roman Catholic

Bishop of Penang or the office of the Titular Roman

Catholic Bishop of Melaka Johor becomes vacant by the resignation, absence or death of the holder of such office for the time being until the formal assumption of office by his successor.”.

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Transfer of certain |

properties.

Amendment of section 5,

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amendment 6, There shall be substituted for section 8 of the Ordinance of section’. the following new section 8—

Minor and consequen-tial amend-ments,

Repeal of sections 2

and 6.

“Notii: 8, A notification in the Gazette of the appoint-cation.

ment of any person to exercise the office of the

Roman Catholic Archbishop of Kuala Lumpur, the Roman Catholic Bishop of Penang or the

Roman Catholic Bishop of Melaka Johor or of the Administrator Apostolic or Vicar Capitular of the Diocese of Kuala Lumpur, or of the

Diocese of Penang or of the Diocese of Melaka

Johor, as the case may be, shall be conclusive evidence that such person was duly authorised to exercise the said office.”.