E-17 - Roman Catholic Bishops Act

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19. The enterprise registrar may also, upon petition by a bishop, grant by letters patent issued over his signature and seal, a charter constituting as a legal person, for any of the purposes mentioned in section 9 and upon the conditions contained in the petition, any council, committee, organization or association.
The petition of the bishop shall indicate the purpose of the legal person, its head office, the powers mentioned in section 10 which it will enjoy, the rules for the exercise of its powers and for the designation of its members or administrators.
The enterprise registrar shall deposit the letters patent in the register, and the legal person shall exist from the date of such deposit.
The enterprise registrar may also, upon application of the bishop, amend by supplementary letters patent the by-laws and powers of a legal person constituted under the authority of this section; the supplementary letters patent shall be deposited in the register.
The letters patent issued by the enterprise registrar over his signature and seal have the same effect as if they had been issued by the Lieutenant-Governor under the Great Seal.
The bishop of the diocese wherein the head office of a legal person constituted under the authority of this section is located may dissolve it by filing an act of dissolution with the enterprise registrar, who shall deposit it in the register. In the event of dissolution, the property of such legal person, after payment of its obligations, shall devolve on such bishop.
R. S. 1964, c. 304, s. 19; 1983, c. 54, s. 39; 1993, c. 48, s. 409; 1999, c. 40, s. 127; 2002, c. 45, s. 501.
19. The Inspector General of Financial Institutions may also, upon petition by a bishop, grant by letters patent issued over his signature and seal, a charter constituting as a legal person, for any of the purposes mentioned in section 9 and upon the conditions contained in the petition, any council, committee, organization or association.
The petition of the bishop shall indicate the purpose of the legal person, its head office, the powers mentioned in section 10 which it will enjoy, the rules for the exercise of its powers and for the designation of its members or administrators.
The Inspector General shall deposit the letters patent in the register, and the legal person shall exist from the date of such deposit.
The Inspector General of Financial Institutions may also, upon application of the bishop, amend by supplementary letters patent the by-laws and powers of a legal person constituted under the authority of this section; the supplementary letters patent shall be deposited in the register.
The letters patent issued by the Inspector General of Financial Institutions over his signature and seal have the same effect as if they had been issued by the Lieutenant-Governor under the Great Seal.
The bishop of the diocese wherein the head office of a legal person constituted under the authority of this section is located may dissolve it by filing an act of dissolution with the Inspector General, who shall deposit it in the register. In the event of dissolution, the property of such legal person, after payment of its obligations, shall devolve on such bishop.
R. S. 1964, c. 304, s. 19; 1983, c. 54, s. 39; 1993, c. 48, s. 409; 1999, c. 40, s. 127.
19. The Inspector General of Financial Institutions may also, upon petition by a bishop, grant by letters patent issued over his signature and seal, a charter incorporating, for any of the purposes mentioned in section 9 and upon the conditions contained in the petition, any council, committee, organization or association.
The petition of the bishop shall indicate the purpose of the corporation, its corporate seat, the powers, rights and privileges mentioned in section 10 which it will enjoy, the rules for the exercise of its powers and for the designation of its members or administrators.
The Inspector General shall deposit the letters patent in the register, and the corporation shall exist from the date of such deposit.
The Inspector General of Financial Institutions may also, upon application of the bishop, amend by supplementary letters patent the by-laws and powers of a corporation constituted under the authority of this section; the supplementary letters patent shall be deposited in the register.
The letters patent issued by the Inspector General of Financial Institutions over his signature and seal have the same effect as if they had been issued by the Lieutenant-Governor under the Great Seal.
The bishop of the diocese wherein the corporate seat of a corporation constituted under the authority of this section is located may dissolve it by filing an act of dissolution with the Inspector General, who shall deposit it in the register. In the event of dissolution, the property of such corporation, after payment of its obligations, shall devolve on such bishop.
R. S. 1964, c. 304, s. 19; 1983, c. 54, s. 39; 1993, c. 48, s. 409.
19. The Inspector General of Financial Institutions may also, upon petition by a bishop, grant by letters patent issued over his signature and seal, a charter incorporating, for any of the purposes mentioned in section 9 and upon the conditions contained in the petition, any council, committee, organization or association.
The petition of the bishop shall indicate the purpose of the corporation, its corporate seat, the powers, rights and privileges mentioned in section 10 which it will enjoy, the rules for the exercise of its powers and for the designation of its members or administrators.
The corporation shall exist as from the date of the publication in the Gazette officielle du Québec of a notice of the issue of the letters patent.
The Inspector General of Financial Institutions may also, upon application of the bishop, amend by supplementary letters patent the by-laws and powers of a corporation constituted under the authority of this section; notice of the issue of such letters patent shall be published in the Gazette officielle du Québec.
The letters patent issued by the Inspector General of Financial Institutions over his signature and seal have the same effect as if they had been issued by the Lieutenant-Governor under the Great Seal.
The bishop of the diocese wherein the corporate seat of a corporation constituted under the authority of this section is located may dissolve it by a notice published in the Gazette officielle du Québec. In the event of dissolution, the property of such corporation, after payment of its obligations, shall devolve on such bishop.
R. S. 1964, c. 304, s. 19; 1983, c. 54, s. 39.
19. The Lieutenant-Governor may also, upon petition by a bishop, grant by letters patent issued under the Great Seal a charter incorporating, for any of the purposes mentioned in section 9 and upon the conditions contained in the petition, any council, committee, organization or association.
The petition of the bishop shall indicate the purpose of the corporation, its corporate seat, the powers, rights and privileges mentioned in section 10 which it will enjoy, the rules for the exercise of its powers and for the designation of its members or administrators.
The corporation shall exist as from the date of the publication in the Gazette officielle du Québec of a notice of the issue of the letters patent.
The Lieutenant-Governor may also, upon application of the bishop, amend by supplementary letters patent the by-laws and powers of a corporation constituted under the authority of this section; notice of the issue of such letters patent shall be published in the Gazette officielle du Québec.
The bishop of the diocese wherein the corporate seat of a corporation constituted under the authority of this section is located may dissolve it by a notice published in the Gazette officielle du Québec. In the event of dissolution, the property of such corporation, after payment of its obligations, shall devolve on such bishop.
R. S. 1964, c. 304, s. 19.