THE LADY SUPERIOR OF THE SOCIETY OF SAINT MAUR (INCORPORATION) ACT 1955 (REVISED - 2019)

The Lady Superior of the Society of Saint Maur (Incorporation) LAWS OF MALAYSIA Act 817 THE LADY SUPERIOR OF THE SOCIETY OF SAINT MAUR (INCORPORATION) ACT 1955 (Revised—2019) REVISED BY THE COMMISSIONER OF LAW REVISION, MALAYSIA UNDER THE AUTHORITY OF THE REVISION OF LAWS ACT 1968 2019 1 2 Laws of Malaysia Act 817 THE LADY SUPERIOR OF THE SOCIETY OF SAINT MAUR (INCORPORATION) ACT 1955 Revised up to … … … … 1 December 2019 Date of publication in the … Gazette of this revised edition … 27 December 2019 … 27 December 2019 Date appointed for coming into operation of this revised edition pursuant to paragraph 6(1)(xxiii) of the Revision of Laws Act 1968 [Act 1] … … … First enacted in 1955 as Federation of Malaya Ordinance No. 7 of 1955 The Lady Superior of the Society of Saint Maur (Incorporation) LAWS OF MALAYSIA Act 817 THE LADY SUPERIOR OF THE SOCIETY OF SAINT MAUR (INCORPORATION) ACT 1955 ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS Section 1. Short title 2. Interpretation 3. Incorporation of The Lady Superior of the Society of Saint Maur 4. Common seal 5. Appointment of holder of the office 6. Vesting of property 3 4 Laws of Malaysia Act 817 The Lady Superior of the Society of Saint Maur (Incorporation) LAWS OF MALAYSIA 5 Act 817 THE LADY SUPERIOR OF THE SOCIETY OF SAINT MAUR (INCORPORATION) ACT 1955 An Act to incorporate The Lady Superior of the Society of Saint Maur. [3 March 1955] Short title 1. This Act may be cited as The Lady Superior of the Society of Saint Maur (Incorporation) Act 1955. Interpretation 2. In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires— “Corporation” means The Lady Superior of the Society of Saint Maur as incorporated under section 3; “holder of the office” means Madame Delebarre generally known as Mother St. Charles who was appointed by the Society of Saint Maur to the office of “The Lady Superior in Penang of the Society of Saint Maur” and includes her successors in office. Incorporation of The Lady Superior of the Society of Saint Maur 3. (1) The holder of the office of The Lady Superior of the Society of Saint Maur shall be a body corporate by the name of “The Lady Superior of the Society of Saint Maur” and shall have perpetual succession and a common seal. 6 Laws of Malaysia Act 817 (2) The Corporation may sue and be sued in its name. (3) The Corporation may— (a) enter into contracts; (b) acquire, purchase, take, hold and enjoy movable and immovable property of every description; and (c) sell, convey, assign, surrender, yield up, charge, mortgage, demise, reassign, transfer or otherwise dispose of, or deal with any movable or immovable property vested in the Corporation upon such terms as the Corporation thinks fit. Common seal 4. (1) The Corporation shall have a common seal which may be broken, changed, altered and made anew as the Corporation thinks fit. (2) Until a seal is provided under this section, a stamp bearing the inscription “Lady Superior of the Society of Saint Maur” may be used as the common seal of the Corporation. (3) No deed, document or other instrument sealed with the seal of the Corporation shall be deemed to be duly sealed unless— (a) the seal has been affixed in the presence of the holder of the office or her attorney duly authorized by a power of attorney registered under the Powers of Attorney Act 1949 [Act 424]; and (b) the deed, document or other instrument is signed by the holder of the office or her attorney. (4) The signing of the deed, document or other instrument shall be sufficient evidence of the due sealing of the deed, document or other instrument. The Lady Superior of the Society of Saint Maur (Incorporation) 7 Appointment of holder of the office 5. A notification in the Gazette of the appointment of any person to hold, or act as the holder of the office shall be conclusive evidence that such person was duly appointed. Vesting of property 6. All movable and immovable property situated in Peninsular Malaysia held, conveyed, assigned, granted, leased, transferred, transmitted to or otherwise vested in the Society of Saint Maur or in the Lady Superior of the Convent of the Holy Infant Jesus or in the Lady Superior in Penang of the Society of Saint Maur is vested in the Corporation for the respective estates and interests for which the same is held. 8 Act 817 Laws of Malaysia LAWS OF MALAYSIA Act 817 THE LADY SUPERIOR OF THE SOCIETY OF SAINT MAUR (INCORPORATION) ACT 1955 (Revised—2019) Particulars under paragraphs 7(ii) and (iii) of the Revision of Laws Act 1968 [Act 1] LIST OF AMENDMENTS Amending law Short title In force from -NIL- LIST OF LAWS OR PARTS THEREOF SUPERSEDED No. Title F.M. Ord. No. 7 of 1955 The Lady Superior of the Society of Saint Maur (Incorporation) Ordinance, 1955 The Lady Superior of the Society of Saint Maur (Incorporation) LAWS OF MALAYSIA Act 817 THE LADY SUPERIOR OF THE SOCIETY OF SAINT MAUR (INCORPORATION) ACT 1955 (Revised—2019) LIST OF SECTIONS AMENDED Section Amending authority -NIL- In force from 9 10 Act 817 Laws of Malaysia LAWS OF MALAYSIA Act 817 THE LADY SUPERIOR OF THE SOCIETY OF SAINT MAUR (INCORPORATION) ACT 1955 (Revised—2019) LIST OF AMENDMENTS MADE BY THE COMMISSIONER OF LAW REVISION UNDER SECTION 6 OF THE REVISION OF LAWS ACT 1968 [ACT 1] Provision Table of contents Particulars of amendments Authority for amendment Table of contents under the paragraph 6(1)(vii) heading “ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS” inserted Throughout the 1. Act Word “Act” substituted for paragraph 6(1)(v) “Ordinance” 2. Word “Corporation” substituted paragraph 6(1)(xv) for “corporation” 3. Shoulder note substituted for paragraph 6(1)(xxiv) marginal note 4. Full stop at the end of shoulder paragraph 6(1)(xvi) notes omitted Effective date Words “3 March 1955” substituted paragraph 6(1)(iii) for “3rd March, 1955.” Preamble Omitted subparagraph 6(1)(i)(b) Enacting clause Omitted subparagraph 6(1)(i)(f) section 1 1. Words “The Lady” substituted paragraph 6(1)(xv) for “the Lady” 2. Comma before the word “1955” paragraph 6(1)(xvi) omitted I n t e r p r e t a t i o n Interpretation section inserted as subparagraph 6(1)(iv)(a) section new section 2 section 2 1. Renumbered as section 3 paragraph 6(1)(xii) The Lady Superior of the Society of Saint Maur (Incorporation) Provision subsection 2(1) subsection 2(2) subsection 2(3) Particulars of amendments 11 Authority for amendment 2. I n t h e s h o u l d e r n o t e , paragraph 6(1)(xxi) words “and powers of the corporation” omitted 1. Words “The holder of the paragraph 6(1)(iii) office” substituted for “The said Madame Delebarre and her successors for the time being in the office” 2. Word “The” inserted before paragraph 6(1)(xv) the words “Lady Superior” 3. Words “, in this Ordinance paragraph 6(1)(xxi) referred to as “the corporation”” at the end of the section omitted 1. Wo r d s “ a n d s h a l l h a v e paragraphs 6(1)(xii), perpetual succession and a (xiii) and (xxiv) corporate seal” transposed from subsection 2(2) with consequential alterations made 2. Words “in its name” substituted paragraph 6(1)(xxi) for “in its said name” 3. Wo r d s “ c o m m o n s e a l ” paragraph 6(1)(iii) substituted for “corporate seal” 4. Divided and renumbered paragraphs 6(1)(xii), into subsections 3(1) and (xiii) and (xxiv) (2), paragraph 3(a), and subsections 4(1) and (2) with consequential alterations made 1. Word “reassign” substituted paragraph 6(1)(xv) for “re-assign” 2. Wo r d s “ v e s t e d i n t h e paragraph 6(1)(xxi) Corporation” substituted for “vested in the said corporation” 3. Words “as the Corporation paragraphs 6(1)(iii) and thinks fit” substituted for “as (xxi) to the corporation seems fit” 4. Renumbered and divided into paragraphs 6(1)(xii), paragraphs 3(3)(b) and (c) (xiii) and (xxiv) with consequential alterations made 12 Laws of Malaysia Provision section 3 subsection 3(1) subsection 3(2) section 4 Particulars of amendments Act 817 Authority for amendment 1. Renumbered as section 4 paragraph 6(1)(xii) 2. In the shoulder note, words paragraphs 6(1)(iii) and “Common seal” substituted (xxi) for “Use of corporate seal” 1. Words “in the presence of paragraph 6(1)(iii) the holder of the office” substituted for “in the presence of the said Madame Delebarre” 2. Words “authorized” substituted paragraph 6(1)(iii) for “authorised” 3. Words “Powers of Attorney Act paragraph 6(1)(xix) 1949 [Act 424]” substituted for “Powers of Attorney Ordinance, 1949 [No. 64 of 1949]” 4. Words “or in the presence paragraphs 6(1)(xxi) of her successor for the time and (xxiv) being in her said office of Lady Superior and duly qualified as aforesaid, and unless such deed, document or other instrument is signed by the said Madame Delebarre or her attorney or by her successor or her said attorney.” omitted 5. Renumbered and divided into paragraphs 6(1)(xii), paragraphs 4(3)(a) and (b) (xiii) and (xxiv) with consequential alterations made 1. Renumbered as subsection paragraph 6(1)(xii) 4(4) 2. Words “The signing of the paragraph 6(1)(xxi) deed, document or other instrument shall be sufficient evidence” substituted for “Such signing shall be taken as sufficient evidence” 1. Renumbered as section 5 2. In the shoulder note, words “of paragraph 6(1)(xxiv) holder of the office” inserted after the word “Appointment” paragraph 6(1)(xii) The Lady Superior of the Society of Saint Maur (Incorporation) Provision section 5 Particulars of amendments 13 Authority for amendment 3. Words “of any person to paragraphs 6(1)(iii) and hold, or act as the holder of (xxiv) the office” substituted for “of any person to hold, or act in, the office of Lady Superior of Society of Saint Maur” 4. Word “so” before the word paragraph 6(1)(xxi) “appointed” omitted 1. Renumbered as section 6 2. Word “Peninsular Malaysia” paragraph 6(1)(xvii) substituted for “the Federation” 3. Word “heretofore” before paragraph 6(1)(xxi) the words “held, conveyed” omitted 4. Wo r d “ h e r e b y ” b e f o r e paragraph 6(1)(xxi) the words “vested in the Corporation” omitted 5. Words “is held” substituted paragraph 6(1)(xv) for “is holden” paragraph 6(1)(xii) section 6 Omitted subparagraph 6(1)(i)(aa) section 7 Omitted subparagraph 6(1)(i)(a) DICETAK OLEH PERCETAKAN NASIONAL MALAYSIA BERHAD, KUALA LUMPUR BAGI PIHAK DAN DENGAN PERINTAH KERAJAAN MALAYSIA WJW014494 10-12-2019