Victorian Consolidated Legislation

Free Presbyterian Church Property Act 1953 - SECT 2

Definitions

2. Definitions

In this Act unless inconsistent with the context or subject-matter-



"the appointed day" means the twenty-fifth day of November One thousand nine
hundred and fifty-three;



"the body corporate" means The Trustees for Victoria of the Presbyterian
Church of Eastern Australia as incorporated by this Act;



"the Church" means the religious denomination known as the Presbyterian Church
of Eastern Australia;



"congregation" means a number of persons organised in connection with
the Church under the supervision of a session and recognised according to the
constitution and laws of the Church for the time being as a congregation,
irrespective of whether public worship in connection therewith is conducted in
one or more places and whether for some of the purposes thereof such persons
are organised having regard to the place at which they are accustomed or might
be expected to attend public worship;



"the presbytery of the bounds" means with respect to any congregation the
presbytery of the Church for the time being entrusted by the Synod with the
superintendence of that congregation;



"property" includes all real and personal property whether legal or equitable,
choses in action, money and securities for money;



"the rules" means rules from time to time made by the Synod;



"the Synod" (except in section five and sub-section (2) of section six) means
the Synod of Eastern Australian and, if any General Assembly of the
Presbyterian Church of Eastern Australia shall hereafter be formed, such
General Assembly;



"Trustees" (except in sub-sections (3) (4) and (7) of section five) means the
persons who are for the time being the members of the body corporate.