Fellowship of Congregational Churches (New South Wales) Incorporation Act 1977 (NSW)

Fellowship of Congregational Churches (New South Wales) Incorporation Act 1977 No 39

An Act to incorporate the Fellowship of Congregational Churches (New South Wales); to make provision with respect to its powers, authorities, duties and functions; and to provide for the vesting of certain property in the Fellowship and for the construction of certain instruments.

1 Name of Act This Act may be cited as the Fellowship of Congregational Churches (New South Wales) Incorporation Act 1977.

2 Commencement (1) This section and section 1 shall commence on the date of assent to this Act. (2) Except as provided in subsection (1), this Act shall commence on the day appointed and notified under section 2 (2) of the Uniting Church in Australia Act 1977.

3 Definitions In this Act, except in so far as the context or subject-matter otherwise indicates or requires: affiliated church means a church affiliated with the Fellowship. appointed day means the day referred to in section 2 (2). Assembly means the General Assembly, as referred to in Schedule 2. Committee means the committee of the Assembly, as referred to in Schedule 2. Congregational Church means the Fellowship, and includes the affiliated churches, and any department, society, auxiliary, activity, fund, service, institution, or any interest of the Fellowship or of any affiliated church. conveyance includes transfer, assignment and assurance. Fellowship means the Fellowship of Congregational Churches (New South Wales). meeting means a meeting called as provided by clause 12 of Schedule 3 and conducted as provided by clauses 13 and 14 of that Schedule.

4 Constitution of the Fellowship (1) There is hereby constituted a corporation, under the name of "Fellowship of Congregational Churches (New South Wales)". (2) The Fellowship consists of the members for the time being of affiliated churches, holding as their general tenets the doctrines set forth in Schedule 1. (3) Subject to this Act, the Fellowship may: (a) acquire, hold, deal with and dispose of property of any kind, (b) mortgage, charge or otherwise encumber any of its property, or (c) borrow money for the purposes of the Fellowship. (4) Subject to this Act, the affairs of the Fellowship shall be managed by the Assembly. (5) The constitution of the Fellowship shall be that set forth in Schedule 2, but the Fellowship may amend, alter, repeal or replace the constitution from time to time in accordance with the provisions made by the constitution in that regard.