The United Reformed Church Acts 1972 and 1981 (Jersey) Order 1998

Article 4

SCHEDULE 2 EXCEPTIONS, ADAPTATIONS AND MODIFICATIONS TO PROVISIONS OF THE UNITED REFORMED CHURCH ACT 1981 IN THEIR EXTENSION TO JERSEY

1.  In section 2—

(a) omit the definitions of “Association”, “Churches of Christ”, “clerk”, “commissioners”, “date of unification”, “dissolved association”, “Moderator”, “Proposals for Unification”, “Unifying Assembly”, “Unifying Declaration”, and “uniting church”;

(b) in the definition of “Act of 1972”, at the end, add “as extended to Jersey by the United Reformed Church Acts 1972 and 1981 (Jersey) Order 1998”.

2.—(1) In section 21(1)—

(a) for “commencement of this Act” substitute “date of extension of this section to Jersey”;

(b) in paragraphs (a) and (b), for “formation as defined in the Act of 1972” substitute “the extension of the Act of 1972 to Jersey”;

(c) omit paragraphs (c) and (d);

(d) for “passing of this Act” substitute “extension of this section to Jersey”;

(e) in paragraph (i), for “5th October 1972” substitute “the date of the extension of the Act of 1972 to Jersey”; and

(f) omit paragraphs (iii) and (iv).

(2) In section 21(2)—

(a) for “commencement of this Act” substitute “date of extension of this section to Jersey”;

(b) for “said date of formation” substitute “date of extension of the Act of 1972 to Jersey”; and

(c) omit “and section 15”.

(3) Omit section 21(3).

3.  In section 24—

(a) for “society, or uniting church” substitute “or society”; and

(b) insert the word “Jersey” before the words “Law Society” (in two places).

4.  In section 29—

(a) omit “the commissioners”; and

(b) at the end, insert—

• “nor shall be taken as being derogation of the Loi (1862) sur les tenures en fidécommis et I'incorporation d'associations, as amended”.