BILL NO. 137
(as introduced)
2nd Session, 62nd General Assembly
Nova Scotia
64 Elizabeth II, 2015
An Act Respecting the Repeal
of Presbyterian Church Legislation
Suzanne Lohnes-Croft
Lunenburg
First Reading: November 26, 2015
Second Reading: November 27, 2015
Third Reading: December 8, 2015 (LINK TO BILL AS PASSED)
Explanatory Note
This Bill repeals the incorporating statutes of the remaining three incorporated Presbyterian congregations in Nova Scotia. These three congregations will now join the other Presbyterian congregations in Nova Scotia as unincorporated congregations of the Presbyterian Church in Canada pursuant to An Act to incorporate the Trustee Board of the Presbyterian Church in Canada (Canada), as recognized by Chapter 63 of the Acts of 1943, An Act respecting the Trustee Board of the Presbyterian Church in Canada.
An Act Respecting the Repeal
of Presbyterian Church Legislation
Be it enacted by the Governor and Assembly as follows:
1 Chapter 129 of the Acts of 1930, An Act to Incorporate the Trustees of "Knox Presbyterian Congregation of Halifax", is repealed.
2 Chapter 133 of the Acts of 1925, An Act to Incorporate the Trustees of the Presbyterian Church of St. David, Halifax, is repealed.
3 Chapter 178 of the Acts of 1907, An Act to incorporate the Trustees of St Andrew's Presbyterian Church, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, is repealed.
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