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[接上页] (b) to obtain vacant possession by any lawful means of any land belonging to the Church Body or in which the Church Body has or may acquire a sufficient interest and of any buildings on such land; (c) to pay compensation to occupiers vacating any land or buildings; (d) to borrow or raise or secure the payment of money in such manner as the Church Body thinks proper for the purpose of developing any land belonging to the Church Body or in which the Church Body has or may acquire a sufficient interest and for payment of compensation to occupiers for vacating any such land or any buildings on that land; (e) to lay out and prepare land for building purposes, to let land on building leases and to enter into building agreements, and for such purposes to apply to any tribunal or court or authority for any order, licence, permission, or exemption that may be required. (Enacted 1995) Cap 1158 s 7 Executive Committee of Church Body (1) The governing body responsible for the management of the affairs of the Church Body is the Executive Committee which shall, in accordance with the regulations, be constituted from amongst the constituent members of the Church Body. (2) Except as provided in the regulations, the Executive Committee may determine its own procedure. (Enacted 1995) Cap 1158 s 8 Delegation (1) The Executive Committee may by resolution delegate any of its functions, other than the power to delegate, to- (a) the Chancellor; or (b) any specified member or members of the Executive Committee.(2) Where the Executive Committee has delegated a function under this section, the Executive Committee may give directions or provide guidelines to the delegate with respect to the exercise of that function. (3) A delegation under this section does not prevent the concurrent performance by the Executive Committee of the function delegated. (4) Where a person purports to act in accordance with a delegation under this section, that person is presumed, unless the contrary is shown, to be acting in accordance with the terms of the delegation. (5) An act or thing done by a delegate under a delegation under this section has the same force and effect as if it had been done by the Executive Committee. (Enacted 1995) Cap 1158 s 9 Use of seal (1) The seal of the Church Body shall be affixed only with the authority of a resolution of the Executive Committee. (2) The seal of the Church Body shall be authenticated by the signatures of the Chancellor and one other member of the Executive Committee, or, if the Chancellor is absent from Hong Kong or is otherwise unavailable to authenticate the seal, by the signatures of the General Secretary of the General Synod and any member of the Executive Committee. (3) Any deed, document or instrument purporting to be duly executed under the seal of the Church Body shall be received in evidence in any court and shall, unless the contrary is proved, be presumed to have been so executed. (Enacted 1995) Cap 1158 s 10 Accounts (1) The Executive Committee shall cause proper accounts and records to be kept of all the financial transactions of the Church Body and shall, as soon as practicable after the end of each financial year, cause a statement of the accounts of the Church Body to be prepared for that financial year. (2) A statement of accounts prepared under subsection (1) must include an income and expenditure account and a balance sheet. (Enacted 1995) Cap 1158 s 11 Audit (1) The Executive Committee shall, as soon as practicable after the end of each financial year, submit the statement of the accounts prepared for that year as required by section 10 to a certified public accountant (practising) (appointed for the purpose by the Executive Committee) for audit. (2) The certified public accountant (practising) shall prepare a report on the accounts and send the report to the Executive Committee which shall, as soon as practicable, send a copy of the report and a copy of the statement of accounts to the Standing Committee of the General Synod. (3) In this section, "certified public accountant (practising)" (执业会计师) has the meaning given by section 2 of the Professional Accountants Ordinance (Cap 50). (Enacted 1995. Amended 23 of 2004 s. 56) Cap 1158 s 12 Evidentiary provision A certificate under the signature of the Archbishop of the Province or, if the Archbishop is absent from Hong Kong or is otherwise not available to sign a certificate, under the signature of the Chancellor, that- (a) the person named in the certificate is the Chancellor; (b) the persons named in the certificate are the persons constituting the Church Body or the persons constituting the Executive Committee; or (c) the regulations attached to the certificate are the regulations of, and properly made by, the General Synod under this Ordinance,shall be accepted for all purposes as sufficient evidence of the facts stated in the certificate. (Enacted 1995) Cap 1158 s 13 Regulations (1) The General Synod may, by resolution passed by the majority of its constituent members, make regulations for the administration of the Church Body and the control of its expenditure, the management of its property of all kinds and the performance generally of the Church Body's functions. |