Church Property Trust Ordinance 1854 (C)

1 Interpretation
  • In interpreting this Ordinance the term Bishop shall be held to mean the Bishop of the Church of England for the time being of the Diocese in which the Canterbury Settlement may be from time to time included, the term Incumbent shall be held to mean the principal clergyman for the time being officiating under the licence of the said Bishop at or in the principal church, chapel or place used for Divine worship within any parish to be created under this Ordinance, the term parish shall be held to mean a district formed under the authority of this Ordinance for ecclesiastical and educational purposes, the term Trustees shall be held to mean the body of Trustees intended to be constituted by this Ordinance, the term Canterbury Settlement shall be held to include the territory or block of land set apart for the purposes of the said Canterbury Association under the authority of the said referred to Act of Parliament of the 13th and 14th year of her present Majesty, and set forth and described in the Schedule to the said Act, together with all lands comprised within the limits of such block, the term Church shall mean the branch of the Reformed Catholic Church planted in the said Settlement in communion with the Church of England as by law established, the term member of the Church shall mean and include any person who shall have received the Holy Communion according to the rites of the Church at least 3 times in the preceding year.