Western Australian Consolidated Acts

CHURCHES OF CHRIST, SCIENTIST, INCORPORATION ACT 1961 - PREAMBLE

Preamble

Whereas — 

            (a)         certain persons being members of the religious body or denomination accepting and holding the principles, faith and doctrines known as Christian Science and in particular adhering to the tenets set forth in the First Schedule and acknowledging and adopting the principles of church organisation, discipline, teaching, worship, service, procedure and practice laid down in the Church Manual of The First Church of Christ, Scientist, in Boston, Massachusetts, in the United States of America and known as The Mother Church (in this Act called the Manual ) have formed themselves into a body or association called First Church of Christ, Scientist, Perth;

            (b)         the body or association called First Church of Christ, Scientist, Perth, is incorporated under the Associations Incorporation Act 1895 , under the name of First Church of Christ, Scientist, Perth, Incorporated and certain real and personal property is vested in that body or association as incorporated under that Act;

            (c)         other bodies or associations may be formed from time to time in other places in this State by persons accepting, holding and adhering to the principles, faith and doctrines known as Christian Science and the tenets set forth in the First Schedule and acknowledging and adopting the principles of church organisation, discipline, teaching, worship, service, procedure and practice referred to in paragraph (a) of this preamble and laid down in the Manual and may acquire real and personal property and have that real and personal property held by trustees in trust for each such body or association; and

            (d)         it is expedient that First Church of Christ, Scientist, Perth, should be incorporated under this Act as a separate corporation and vested with the powers and authorities set forth in this Act and that the real and personal property of First Church of Christ, Scientist, Perth, as incorporated under the Associations Incorporation Act 1895 , be vested in that body or association as deemed to be incorporated under this Act and that provision be made for the incorporation under this Act of each of the other bodies or associations referred to in paragraph (c) of this preamble and that the real and personal property of such bodies and associations when formed and so incorporated should be then vested in them:

Be it enacted by the Queen’s Most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council and the Legislative Assembly of Western Australia, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows: —