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Enacted: 1957
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Missionaries of Mary (Incorporation)

Act 820

THE SUPERIOR OF THE

INSTITUTE OF THE FRANCISCAN

MISSIONARIES OF MARY

(Revised—2019)

REVISED BY

Act 820

Revised up to

… … … … 1 December 2019

Date of publication in the

… … 27 December 2019

Gazette of this revised edition

Date appointed for coming into operation of this revised edition pursuant to paragraph 6(1)(xxiii)

of the Revision of Laws

Act 1968 [Act 1]

… … … … 27 December 2019

First enacted in 1957 as Federation of Malaya Ordinance

No. 39 of 1957

The Superior of the Institute of the Franciscan

Missionaries of Mary (Incorporation)

Act 820

Opening note

Preamble

An Act to incorporate The Superior of the Institute of the Franciscan Missionaries of Mary. [15 August 1957] Short title

Section 1

This Act may be cited as The Superior of the Institute of the

Franciscan Missionaries of Mary (Incorporation) Act 1957.

Interpretation

Section 2

In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires, “Corporation”

means The Superior of the Institute of the Franciscan Missionaries of Mary as incorporated under section 3.

Incorporation of The Superior of the Institute of the Franciscan

Section 3

Missionaries of Mary

(1)

Marguerite Goudchaux generally known as Mother Miriam de 1’Annonciation who was appointed to the office of the Superior of the Assunta Convent and her successors in the office of the

Superior of the Assunta Convent shall be a body corporate by the name of “The Superior of the Institute of the Franciscan

Missionaries of Mary” and shall have perpetual succession and a corporate seal.

(2)

The Corporation may sue and be sued in its name.

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(3)

The Corporation may—

(a)

enter into contracts;

(b)

acquire, purchase, take, hold and enjoy movable and immovable property of every description upon such terms as the Corporation thinks fit; and

(c)

sell, convey, assign, surrender and yield up, charge, mortgage, demise, reassign, transfer or otherwise dispose of, or deal with any movable or immovable property vested in the Corporation upon such terms as the Corporation thinks fit.

Common seal

Section 4

(1)

The Corporation shall have a common seal which may be broken, changed, altered and made anew as the Corporation thinks fit.

(2)

Until a seal is provided under this section, a stamp bearing the inscription “Superior of the Institute of the Franciscan

Missionaries of Mary” may be used as the common seal.

(3)

No deed, document or other instrument sealed with the seal of the Corporation shall be deemed to be duly sealed unless—

(a)

the seal has been affixed in the presence of Marguerite

Goudchaux or her attorney duly authorized by a power of attorney registered under the Power of Attorney Act 1949 [Act 424] or in the presence of her successor in office of the Superior of the Assunta Convent; and

(b)

the deed, document or other instrument is signed by

Marguerite Goudchaux or her attorney or by her successor or her attorney.

(4)

The signing of the deed, document or other instrument shall be sufficient evidence of the due sealing of the deed, document or other instrument.

The Superior of the Institute of the Franciscan

Missionaries of Mary (Incorporation)

Notification of appointment of Superior of the Assunta Convent

Section 5

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

Convent shall be conclusive evidence that such person was duly so appointed.

Vesting of property

Section 6

All movable and immovable property situated in Peninsular

Malaysia held, for and by, conveyed, assigned, granted, leased, transferred, transmitted to or otherwise vested in the Institute of the Franciscan Missionaries of Mary, the Superior of the Convent of Our Lady of the Angels or the Superior of the Assunta Convent is vested in the Corporation for the respective estates and interests for which the property is held.

Act 820

(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. 39

of 1957

The Superior of the Institute of the Franciscan

Missionaries of Mary (Incorporation) Ordinance, 1957

The Superior of the Institute of the Franciscan

Missionaries of Mary (Incorporation)

Act 820

(Revised—2019)

LIST OF SECTIONS AMENDED

Section

Amending authority

In force from-NIL-Laws of Malaysia 10

Act 820

(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

Section 1

Word “Act” substituted for

“Ordinance”

paragraph 6(1)(v)

Section 2

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

Section 3

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

Section 4

Word “Corporation” substituted for “corporation”

paragraph 6(1)(xv)

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

Section 1

Word “The” substituted for

“the”

paragraph 6(1)(xvii)

Section 2

Comma before the word “1957”

omitted paragraph 6(1)(xvi)

The Superior of the Institute of the Franciscan

Missionaries of Mary (Incorporation)

Provision

Particulars of amendments

Authority for amendment

Interpretation section

Interpretation section inserted as new section 2

subparagraph 6(1)(iv)(a)

Definition of

“Corporation”

Rearranged and transposed as new interpretation of “Corporation”

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

(xiii)

and (xxiv)

section 2

Section 1

Renumbered as section 3

paragraph 6(1)(xii)

Section 2

In the shoulder note, words

“Incorporation of The

Superior of the Institute of the Franciscan Missionaries of Mary” substituted for

“Incorporation and powers of the Superior”

paragraph 6(1)(xxiv)

subsection 2(1)

Section 1

Renumbered as subsection 3(1)

with consequential alterations made paragraphs 6(1)(iii)

and (xiii)

Section 2

Word “The said” omitted paragraph 6(1)(xxi)

Section 3

Word “generally known as Mother Miriam de 1’Annonciation who was appointed to the office of the Superior of the Assunta

Convent and her successors in the office of the Superior of the

Assunta Convent” substituted for “and her successors for the time being in the office of Superior of the Assunta

Convent”

paragraph 6(1)(xxiv)

Section 4

Words “and shall have perpetual succession and a corporate seal” transposed from subsection 2(2)

paragraphs 6(1)(xiii)

and (xxiv)

subsection 2(2)

Renumbered and divided into subsection 3(2), paragraph 3(3)(a)

and subsections 4(1) and (2) with consequential alterations made paragraphs 6(1)(xii),

(xiii)

and (xxiv)

subsection 2(3)

Renumbered and divided into paragraphs 3(3)(b) and (c) with consequential alterations made paragraphs 6(1)(xii),

(xiii)

and (xxiv)

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Provision

Particulars of amendments

Authority for amendment section 3

Section 1

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

Section 2

In the shoulder note, words

“Common seal” substituted for “Use of corporate seal”

paragraph 6(1)(xxiv)

subsection 3(1)

Renumbered and divided into paragraphs 4(3)(a) and (b) with consequential alterations made paragraphs 6(1)(xii),

(xiii)

and (xxiv)

section 3(2)

Renumbered as subsection 4(4)

with consequential alterations made paragraph 6(1)(xii)

section 4

Section 1

Renumbered as section 5

paragraph 6(1)(xii)

Section 2

In the shoulder note, words

“Notification of appointment of Superior of the Assunta

Convent” substituted for the word “Appointment”

paragraph 6(1)(xxiv)

Section 3

Comma after the word “hold”

and “in” omitted paragraph 6(1)(xvi)

section 5

Section 1

Renumbered as section 6

paragraph 6(1)(xii)

Section 2

Words “Peninsular Malaysia”

substituted for “the Federation”

paragraph 6(1)(xvii)

Section 3

Word “heretofore” omitted paragraph 6(1)(xxi)

Section 4

Words “of the Franciscan

Missionaries of Mary,”

inserted after the words “the

Institute”

paragraph 6(1)(iii)

Section 5

Words “or in” before the words “the Superior of the

Convent” omitted paragraph 6(1)(xxi)

Section 6

Word “in” before the words

“the Superior of the Assunta

Convent” omitted paragraph 6(1)(xxi)

Section 7

Word “hereby” omitted paragraph 6(1)(xxi)

Section 8

Word “property” substituted for “same”

paragraph 6(1)(xv)

The Superior of the Institute of the Franciscan

Missionaries of Mary (Incorporation)

KUALA LUMPUR

WJW014497 10-12-2019

Provision

Particulars of amendments

Authority for amendment

Section 9

Word “held” substituted for

“holden”

paragraph 6(1)(xv)

section 6

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

Common questions

What is The Superior of the Institute of the Franciscan Missionaries of Mary (Incorporation) Act 1957 (Revised - 2019)?: The Superior of the Institute of the Franciscan Missionaries of Mary (Incorporation) Act 1957 (Revised - 2019) is Malaysia Act, cited as Act 820 1957, currently marked in force and first recorded in 1957.
Is The Superior of the Institute of the Franciscan Missionaries of Mary (Incorporation) Act 1957 (Revised - 2019) still in force?: Yes — The Superior of the Institute of the Franciscan Missionaries of Mary (Incorporation) Act 1957 (Revised - 2019) is currently in force.
When did The Superior of the Institute of the Franciscan Missionaries of Mary (Incorporation) Act 1957 (Revised - 2019) take effect?: The Superior of the Institute of the Franciscan Missionaries of Mary (Incorporation) Act 1957 (Revised - 2019) was first recorded in 1957.
How many sections does The Superior of the Institute of the Franciscan Missionaries of Mary (Incorporation) Act 1957 (Revised - 2019) have?: The Superior of the Institute of the Franciscan Missionaries of Mary (Incorporation) Act 1957 (Revised - 2019) contains 32 sections.
Where can I read the official version of The Superior of the Institute of the Franciscan Missionaries of Mary (Incorporation) Act 1957 (Revised - 2019)?: The official text of The Superior of the Institute of the Franciscan Missionaries of Mary (Incorporation) Act 1957 (Revised - 2019) is published at lom.agc.gov.my.

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