PRIOR OF THE ORDER OF CISTERCIANS OF THE STRICT OBSERVANCE INCORPORATION ORDINANCE

PRIOR OF THE ORDER OF CISTERCIANS OF THE STRICT OBSERVANCE INCORPORATION ORDINANCE

LAWS OF HONG KONG

PRIOR OF THE ORDER OF CISTERCIANS OF THE

STRICT OBSERVANCE INCORPORATION ORDINANCE

CHAPTER 1107





CHAPTER 1107.

PRIOR OF THE ORDER OF CISTERCIANS OF
THE STRICT OBSERVANCE INCORPORATION.

To provide for the incorporation of the Prior in Hong Kong of ,the
Order of Cistercians of the Strict Observance.

[25th April, 1963.]

1. This Ordinance may be cited as the Prior of the Order of
Cistercians of the Strict Observance Incorporation Ordinance.

2. In this Ordinance, unless the context otherwise requires-- means
the body incorporated by section 3.

3. The Prior for the time being in the Colony of the Order of
Cistercians of the Strict Observance shall be a corporation sole and
shall have the name of 'The Prior in Hong Kong of the Order of
Cistercians of the Strict Observance', and in that name shall have
perpetual, succession and may sue and be sued in all courts in the
Colony and shall have and may use a common seal.

4. (1) The corporation shall have power to acquire, accept leases of,
purchase, take, hold and enjoy any lands, buildings, messuages, or
tenements of what nature or kind soever and wheresoever situate, and
also to invest moneys upon mortgage of any lands. buildings.
messuages or tenements or upon the mortgages, debentures. stocks,
funds, shares or securities of any government, municipality,
corporation, company or person and also to purchase, acquire and
possess vessels and other goods and chattels of what nature and kind
soever:

Provided that the corporation shall not acquire any immovable
property in the Colony unless it has previously obtained the special
consent of the Governor in Council in each case.

(2) The corporation shall further have power by deed under its seal
to grant. sell, convey, assign, surrender, exchange, partition, yield up,
mortgage. demise, reassign, transfer or otherwise dispose of any lands,
buildings, messuages, tenements, mortgages, debentures, stocks, funds,
shares or securities or vessels or other goods and chattels, which are for
the time being vested in or belong to the corporation upon such terms
as to the corporation may seem fit.

5. The legal estate in any property whatsoever transferred to the
corporation in any manner whatsoever shall, in the event of the death of
the Prior for the time being in Hong Kong of the Order of Cistercians of
the Strict Observance or in the event of his ceasing to hold office as
such Prior. pass to his successor in such office when appointed.





6. (1) Whenever any person is appointed to the office of Prior in
Hong Kong of the Order of Cistercians of the Strict Observance, such
person shall, within three weeks after his appointment or within such
further time as may be allowed by the Governor, furnish to the Governor
evidence of his appointment as shall be acceptable to the Governor.

(2) A notification in the Gazette under the hand of the Colonial
Secretary that such evidence has been furnished to and accepted by the
Governor by such person shall be conclusive evidence of such
appointment.

7. All deeds and other instruments requiring the seal of the
corporation shall be sealed in the presence of the Prior or his attorney
and shall be signed by him or his attorney and such signing shall be
sufficient evidence of the due sealing of such deeds and other
instruments and all deeds. instruments and other documents and
writings requiring the signature of the corporation shall be signed by the
Prior or his attorney.

8. Nothing in this Ordinance shall affect or be deemed to affect the
rights of Her Majesty the Queen, Her Heirs or Successors, or the rights
of any body politic or corporate or of any other persons except such as
are mentioned in this Ordinance and those claiming by. from or under
them.
Originally 13 of 1963. Short title. Interpretation. Incorporation. Power of corporation. Succession. Appointment to office of Prior. Use of seal. Saving.

Originally 13 of 1963. Short title. Interpretation. Incorporation. Power of corporation. Succession. Appointment to office of Prior. Use of seal. Saving.

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