2nd Session, 42nd Parliament

(2021) FIRST READING

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MS. KELLI PADDON

BILL Pr 401 – 2021

UNITED CHURCH OF CANADA AMENDMENT ACT, 2021

WHEREAS The United Church of Canada was incorporated by The United Church of Canada Act , S.C. 1924, c. 100;

AND

WHEREAS the United Church of Canada Act , S.B.C. 1924, c. 50, as amended by the United Church of Canada Act Amendment Act, 1927 , S.B.C. 1926-27, c. 74, governs the property, rights and powers of The United Church of Canada in British Columbia;

AND

WHEREAS The United Church of Canada's 42nd General Council adopted a motion on August 14, 2015 to restructure the governance of The United Church of Canada and undertook a remit process, the results of which were confirmed on July 22, 2018 by The United Church of Canada's 43rd General Council;

AND

WHEREAS The United Church of Canada Act , S.C. 1924, c. 100, was amended by

An Act to amend The United Church of Canada Act , S.C. 2019, c. 31, to reflect the changes to the governance structure of The United Church of Canada;

AND

WHEREAS The United Church of Canada has by its petition requested that it be enacted as follows, and it is expedient to grant the request in the petition;

HER MAJESTY, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of British Columbia, enacts as follows:

Section 2 of the United Church of Canada Act, S.B.C. 1924, c. 50, is amended by repealing the

definitions of "The Basis of Union" and "The Act of incorporation" and substituting the following:

"Basis of Union"

(b) "Basis of Union" means the Basis of Union set out in

Schedule A to the Act of incorporation, as amended from time to time under

section 28 (

b) of that Act by The United Church of Canada:

"Act of incorporation"

(i) "Act of incorporation" means The United Church of Canada Act , S.C. 1924, c. 100: .

2 The following

section is added:

Interpretation

2.1 In this Act, if the context requires,

(

a) a reference to "Conference" or "Presbytery" is also a reference to

(

i) a Regional Council of The United Church, or

(ii) a successor of a Regional Council, established in accordance with the process set out in the Basis of Union,

(

b) a reference to "Congregation" is also a reference to

(

i) a community of faith, or

(ii) a successor of a congregation or community of faith, established in accordance with the process set out in the Basis of Union, and

(

c) a reference to the "General Council", the "General Council of The United Church" or the "General Council of The United Church of Canada" is also a reference to

(

i) the Denominational Council of The United Church, or

(ii) a successor of that Denominational Council, established in accordance with the process set out in the Basis of Union.

3 Item 3 of

Schedule A is amended in column two by striking out " the Presbytery and Conference respectively " and substituting " the Regional Council " and by striking out " the General Council " and substituting " the Denominational Council ".

4 Item 6 of

Schedule A is amended in column one by striking out " the Presbytery " and substituting " the Regional Council ".

5 Item 6 of

Schedule A is amended in column two

(

a) by striking out " consent in writing of the Presbytery " and substituting " consent in writing of the Regional Council ",

(

b) by striking out " for the benefit of The United Church of Canada as the Conference " and substituting " for the benefit of The United Church of Canada as the Regional Council ",

(

c) by striking out " and regulations of the General Council. " and substituting " and regulations of the Denominational Council of The United Church of Canada. ",

(

d) by striking out " for the consent of a Presbytery " and substituting " for the consent of a Regional Council ",

(

e) by striking out " Any decision of a Presbytery " and substituting " Any decision of a Regional Council ",

(

f) by striking out " subject to appeal to the Conference within the bounds of which the said lands are situate, " and substituting " subject to appeal to the Denominational Council, ",

(

g) by striking out " where the consent of such Presbytery or Conference " and substituting " where the consent of such Regional Council or the Denominational Council ", and

(

h) by striking out " A certificate of the secretary or clerk of any Presbytery or Conference " and substituting " A certificate of the secretary or clerk of any Regional Council or the Denominational Council ".

6 Item 9 of

Schedule A is amended in column one by striking out " by the Presbytery " and substituting " by the Regional Council " and by striking out " by the Conference " and substituting " by the Regional Council ".

7 Item 9 of

Schedule A is amended in column two

(

a) by striking out " clerk of the Presbytery " and substituting " clerk of the Regional Council ",

(

b) by striking out " at any time thereafter the Presbytery " and substituting " at any time thereafter the Regional Council ",

(

c) by striking out " lawful for the said Presbytery " and substituting " lawful for the said Regional Council ",

(

d) by striking out " minutes of the Presbytery " and substituting " minutes of the Regional Council ",

(

e) by striking out " lawful at any time or times for the said Presbytery " and substituting " lawful at any time or times for the said Regional Council ",

(

f) by striking out " as the Conference " and substituting " as the Regional Council ", and

(

g) by striking out " regulations of the General Council " and substituting " regulations of the Denominational Council ".

8 Item 11 of

Schedule A is amended in column two by striking out " opinion of the Presbytery " and substituting " opinion of the Regional Council ".

Commencement

9 This Act comes into force on the date of Royal Assent.

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