Churches of Christ, Scientist, Incorporation Act 1980
9Conditions of incorporation
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9 Conditions of incorporation
The conditions referred to in section 8 are as follows:
(a) the body or association referred to in section 8 shall have been in existence for at least 6 months prior to the date of the resolution mentioned in paragraph (c) ;
(b) the bona fides of the body or association shall be certified in writing under the seal of The Mother Church;
(c) a resolution that it is expedient that the body or association should be incorporated under this Act shall be carried by a vote of two-thirds of the members of the body or association present and voting at a special meeting convened as provided in section 12 ;
(d) the Executive Board shall file in the office of the Recorder of Titles in this State –
(i) the certificate referred to in paragraph (b) ;
(ii) a copy of the resolution together with a certificate under the hand of the chairman of the meeting at which it was carried stating that the meeting was duly convened and that the resolution was carried by a vote of at least two-thirds of those present and voting at the meeting;
(iii) a copy of the rules of the body or association; and
(iv) a statement certified by the clerk and the treasurer of the body or association specifying the real and personal property belonging to or held in trust for the body or association or a committee of the body or association and giving the names of the trustee or trustees holding the property and stating the objects and purposes of each trust or trusts.