Second

Session, 50th General Assembly

Charles III, 2024

BILL 99

AN ACT TO AMEND THE

UNITED CHURCH OF CANADA ACT

Received

and Read the First Time ................................................................

Second

Reading ............................................................................................

Committee .....................................................................................................

Third

Reading ...............................................................................................

Royal

Assent .................................................................................................

HONOURABLE JOHN

HAGGIE

Minister of Justice

and Public Safety and Attorney General

Ordered to be printed by

the Honourable House of Assembly

EXPLANATORY NOTES

This Bill would amend The United

Church of Canada Act to reflect

changes to The United Church of Canada's governance structure.

A BILL

AN ACT TO AMEND THE UNITED CHURCH OF CANADA

ACT

Analysis

S.1.1 Added

Interpretation

Sch. B Amdt .

Be it enacted by the Lieutenant-Governor and

House of Assembly in Legislative Session convened, as follows:

17 George V,

Cap.3 Amdt .

1. The United Church of Canada Act is

amended by adding immediately after

section 1 the following:

Interpretation

1.1

(1) In

this Act,

(a) "Act of incorporation" means The

United Church of Canada Act , S.C. 1924, c. 100;

(b) "Basis of Union" means the Basis of

Union set out in

Schedule A, as amended by The United Church of Canada from

time to time under

section 28(

b) of the Act of incorporation;

(c) "Denominational Council" means the

Denominational Council of The United Church of Canada; and

(d) "Regional Council" means a Regional

Council of The United Church of Canada.

(2) In this Act, if the context requires,

(

a) a reference to

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

(

i) a Regional

Council, 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 the accordance with the process set out in the Basis of Union;

(

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

(

i) the Denominational

Council, or

(ii) a successor of that Denominational Council established

in accordance with the process set out in the Basis of Union; and

(

d) a reference to The Newfoundland and Labrador

Conference of The United Church of Canada is also a reference to

(

i) the First Dawn

Eastern Edge Regional Council, or

(ii) a successor body established in accordance

with the process set out in the Basis of Union.

(1) Section 3 of

Schedule B of the Act is

amended by

(

a) deleting the words "Presbytery and

Conference respectively" and substituting the words "Regional

Council"; and

(

b) deleting the words "General Council of

The United Church of Canada" and substituting the words

"Denominational Council".

(2) The description of

section 6 of

Schedule B of

the Act is amended by deleting the words "on the recommendation of the

Presbytery with the consent of the conference" and substituting the words

"with the consent of the Regional Council".

(3) Section 6 of

Schedule B of the Act is amended

(

a) deleting the word "Presbytery"

wherever it appears and substituting the words "Regional Council ";

(

b) deleting the word "Conference" and

substituting the words "Regional Council"; and

(

c) deleting the words "General Council"

and substituting the words "Denominational Council".

(4) The description

section 9 of

Schedule B of the Act is amended by

(

a) deleting the word "Presbytery" and

substituting the words "Regional Council"; and

(

b) deleting the word "Conference" and

substituting the words "Regional Council".

(5) Section 9 of

Schedule B of the Act is amended

(

a) deleting the words "public service"

and substituting the words "public worship ";

(

b) deleting the word "Presbytery"

wherever it appears and substituting the words "Regional Council ";

(

c) deleting the word "Conference" and

substituting the words "Regional Council"; and

(

d) deleting the words "General Council"

and substituting the words "Denominational Council".

(6) Section 11 of

Schedule B of the Act is amended

by deleting the word "Presbytery" and substituting the words

"Regional Council".

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