COUNCIL OF THE DIOCESAN GIRLS' SCHOOL INCORPORATION ORDINANCE

COUNCIL OF THE DIOCESAN GIRLS' SCHOOL INCORPORATION ORDINANCE

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COUNCIL OF THE DIOCESAN GIRLS' SCHOOL

INCORPORATION ORDINANCE

CHAPTER 1124





CHAPTER 1124

COUNCIL OF THE DIOCESAN GIRLS'
SCHOOL INCORPORATION

To provide for the incorporation of The Council of the Diocesan Girls' School.

[28 February 1969.1

1. This Ordinance may be cited as the Council of the Diocesan
Girls' School Incorporation Ordinance.

2. In this Ordinance, unless the context otherwise requires-

'constitution' means the constitution of The Council of the Diocesan
Girls' School approved from time to time by its members for the
time being in accordance with the constitution for the time being in
operation;

'corporation' means the body incorporated by section 3.

3. The Council of the Diocesan Girls' School shall be a body
corporate, and shall have the name 'The Council of the Diocesan GirIs'
School' 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. The corporation shall have full power-

(a)to manage, administer and operate the Diocesan Girls' School;

(b)to acquire, accept leases of, purchase, take or otherwise hold
and enjoy any land, buildings, messuages or tenements of
what nature or kind soever and wheresoever situate;
(Amended, 74 of 1974, s. 3)

(c)to acquire, by purchase or otherwise, goods and chattels of
any kind or description;

(d)to invest moneys on deposit in any bank in the Colony or
elsewhere or in any Hong Kong or other government or
municipal bonds or on mortgage of any land, buildings,
messuages or tenements in the Colony, or in or on
debentures, debenture-stocks, stocks, funds, shares or
securities of any corporation or company carrying on
business in the Colony or elsewhere;

(e)to grant, sell, convey, assign, surrender, yield up, mortgage,
demise, let, reassign, transfer or otherwise dispose of, any
land, buildings, messuages, tenements, mortgages,
debentures, debenture-stocks, stocks, funds, securities,





vessels, goods and chattels for the time being vested in the
corporation, upon such terms as the corporation may deem fit;

to erect any buildings, messuages or tenements and effect any
improvement thereto;

(g)to borrow money upon such terms as the corporation shall think fit,
and to raise money by public or private subscription;

(h)generally to do such other things as may appear to be incidental or
conducive to the aims and objects of the corporation as provided by
its constitution for the time being or for carrying into effect the
provisions of this Ordinance.

5. On the commencement of this Ordinance the corporation shall succeed
to all the property, rights, privileges, obligations and liabilities of the
unincorporated The Council of the Diocesan Girls' School.

6. The corporation shall consist of such members as shall be provided by
its constitution.

7. All the existing members of the unincorporated The Council of the
Diocesan Girls' School shall be the first members of the corporation.

8. The existing constitution of the unincorporated The Council of the
Diocesan Girls' School shall be the constitution of the corporation:

Provided that the same may be changed or amended by the corporation
from time to time in the manner provided by the constitution for the time being
in operation.

9. (1) The corporation shall forward to the Registrar of Companies for
registration the following

(a)notice of the address of the registered office of the corporation and
any change thereto;

(b)a copy of the constitution and any amendment thereto, certified as
correct by the chairman of the corporation;

(c)a list of the names and addresses of the members of the corporation
and any change therein, certified as correct by the chairman of the
corporation; and

(d)the name and address of any person appointed under section 10 to
sign deeds, documents and other instruments and any change
therein, certified correct by the chairman of the corporation.





(2) Notification in accordance with subsection (1) shall be made
within 28 days of the commencement of this Ordinance or in the case of
any amendment, change or appointment, within 28 days of such
amendment, change or appointment, as the case may be.

(3) Any person may inspect any of the documents registered
under this section, upon payment of such fee as may be prescribed
under section 304(1A) of the Companies Ordinance for the inspection
of a document. (Amended, L.N. 20179)

(4) The corporation shall pay such fee for registering any
document under this section as is specified in the Eighth Schedule to
the Companies Ordinance, as if the corporation were a company not
having a share capital.

10. (1) The seal of the corporation shall not be affixed to any deed,
document or instrument except by the authority of a resolution of the
corporation.

(2) All deeds, documents and other instruments requiring the seal
of the corporation shall be signed by any 2 of the persons appointed by
the corporation from time to time, whose names are registered with the
Registrar of Companies in accordance with section 9(1)(d) and such
signing shall be taken as sufficient evidence of the due sealing of such
deeds, documents and other instruments.

11. 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 6 of 1969 74 of 1974 L.N. 20/79 Short title Interpretation Incorporation Power of corporation Vesting of property members Existing members to become members Existing constitution to become constitution of the corporation. Registration with Registrar of Companies. Sealing of deeds Saving

Originally 6 of 1969 74 of 1974 L.N. 20/79 Short title Interpretation Incorporation Power of corporation Vesting of property members Existing members to become members Existing constitution to become constitution of the corporation. Registration with Registrar of Companies. Sealing of deeds Saving

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