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The Daughters of Charity of the Canossian Institute (Incorporation) Act 1957 (Revised - 2019)

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s 1Short title

This Act may be cited as the Daughters of Charity of the

Canossian Institute (Incorporation) Act 1957.

s 2Interpretation

In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires—

“Corporation” means the Mother Superior of the Society of the Daughters of Charity of the Canossian Institute (Malaya) as incorporated under section 3;

“successors in office” includes the First Assistant of the Society of the Daughters of Charity of the Canossian Institute in Peninsular

Malaysia from the time when the office of Mother Superior of the

Society becomes vacant by the resignation or death of the holder of the office of the Mother Superior until the formal assumption of office by a successor.

Incorporation of the Mother Superior of the Daughters of

s 5Notification of appointment of Mother Superior

A notification in the Gazette of the appointment of any person to hold or act in the office of the Mother Superior of the

Daughters of Charity of the Canossian Institute (Malaya) shall be conclusive evidence that such person was duly so appointed.

s 6Vesting of property

All immovable property in Peninsular Malaysia held, conveyed, assigned, granted, leased, transferred, transmitted to or otherwise vested in the Mother Superior of the Daughters of Charity of the Canossian Institute (Singapore), the Rev. M. Vittoria Garre

Lady Superior of the Canossian Institute or the Institute of the

Canossian Daughters of Charity is vested in the Corporation for the respective estates and interests for which the property is held.

s 7Corporation to have office in Peninsular Malaysia

The Corporation shall have an office in Peninsular Malaysia the address of which shall be the Sacred Heart Convent, Bandar

Hilir Road, Malacca.

(Revised—2019)

Particulars under paragraphs 7(ii) and (iii) of the

Revision of Laws Act 1968 [Act 1]

LIST OF AMENDMENTS

Amending law

Short title

In force from-NIL-

LIST OF LAWS OR PARTS THEREOF SUPERSEDED

No.

Title

F.M. Ord. No. 33

of 1957

The Daughters of Charity of the Canossian Institute

(Incorporation) Ordinance, 1957

The Daughters of Charity of the Canossian

Institute (Incorporation)

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(Revised—2019)

LIST OF SECTIONS AMENDED

Section

Amending authority

In force from-NIL-

(Revised—2019)

LIST OF AMENDMENTS MADE BY THE COMMISSIONER OF

LAW REVISION UNDER SECTION 6 OF THE REVISION OF

LAWS ACT 1968 [ACT 1]

Provision

Particulars of amendments

Authority for amendment

Table of contents

Table of contents under the heading “ARRANGEMENT OF

SECTIONS” inserted paragraph 6(1)(vii)

Form of Royal

Assent

Omitted paragraph 6(1)(xxiv)

Throughout the

Act

s 1Word “Act” substituted for

“Ordinance”

paragraph 6(1)(v)

s 2Shoulder notes substituted for marginal notes paragraph 6(1)(xxiv)

s 3Full stop at the end of the shoulder notes omitted paragraph 6(1)(xvi)

s 4Words “Peninsular Malaysia”

substituted for “Federation paragraph 6(1)(xvii)

Long title

Word “The” substituted for “the” paragraph 6(1)(xv)

Effective date

Words “15 August 1957” substituted for “15th August, 1957”

paragraph 6(1)(iii)

Preamble

Omitted subparagraph 6(1)(i)(b)

Enacting clause

Omitted subparagraph 6(1)(i)(f)

section 1

Comma before the word “1957”

omitted paragraph 6(1)(xvi)

Interpretation section

Interpretation section inserted as new section 2

subparagraph 6(1)(iv)(a)

The Daughters of Charity of the Canossian

Institute (Incorporation)

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Provision

Particulars of amendments

Authority for amendment

Definition of

“Corporation”

Rearranged and transposed as new interpretation of “Corporation”

from subsection 2(1) with consequential alterations made paragraphs 6(1)(xii),

s 1Renumbered as section 3

paragraph 6(1)(xii)

s 1Words ‘ in this Ordinance r e f e r r e d t o a s “ t h e

s 2Corporation” ’ at the end of subsection 2(1) omitted paragraph 6(1)(xxi)

Words “and shall have perpetual succession” transposed from subsection 2(3) with consequential alterations made and inserted after the word

“(Malaya)”

paragraphs 6(1)(xiii)

and (xxiv)

subsection 2(2)

Rearranged and transposed as new interpretation of “successor in office” with consequential alterations made paragraphs 6(1)(xii),

s 1Renumbered as section 4 with consequential alterations made paragraph 6(1)(xii)

s 1Renumbered as section 5

paragraph 6(1)(xii)

s 2Word “the” inserted after the words “office of”

paragraphs 6(1)(xv) and

s 1Renumbered as section 6

paragraph 6(1)(xii)

s 3Words “heretofore” omitted paragraph 6(1)(xxi)

s 4Word “are” substituted for

“is hereby”

paragraph 6(1)(xv)

s 5Word “property” substituted for “same”

paragraph 6(1)(xxiv)

s 6Word “held” substituted for

“holden”

paragraph 6(1)(xv)

section 6

s 1Renumbered as section 7

paragraph 6(1)(vii)

s 2Word “Bandar” substituted for “Banda”

paragraph 6(1) (xvii)

section 7

Omitted subparagraph 6(1)(i)(aa)

KUALA LUMPUR

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