24Conveyance of property if Church forms union with another branch of the Christian Church

24 Conveyance of property if Church forms union with another branch of the Christian Church

24 Conveyance of property if Church forms union with another branch of the Christian Church

(1) In this section, scheme of union means a scheme entered into involving a union between the Church and another branch of the Christian Church.

(2) The Trust may convey any general trust property or congregational trust property to any person or body for purposes connected with the Church entering into a scheme of union.

(3) Any conveyance of property in the Trust in accordance with this section does not affect:

(a) any reservation, mortgage, charge, encumbrance, lien or lease that affected the property, or

(b) any trust on which the property was held,

immediately before the conveyance of the property.

(4) The Trust may only convey general trust property if the conveyance is approved by a meeting of each congregation of the Church, held in accordance with the procedures established by the congregation, by an affirmative vote of at least 75% of members of each congregation.

(5) The Trust may only convey congregational trust property if the conveyance is approved by a meeting of the congregation on behalf of which it is held, held in accordance with the procedures established by the congregation, by an affirmative vote of at least 75% of all members of the congregation.