BILL NO. 77

(as introduced)

1st Session, 60th General Assembly
Nova Scotia
55 Elizabeth II, 2006

Private Bill

Convention of Atlantic Baptist Churches

The Honourable Mark Parent
Kings North

First Reading: November 2, 2006

Second Reading: November 9, 2006

Third Reading: January 11, 2007 (LINK TO BILL AS PASSED)

Be it enacted by the Governor and Assembly as follows:

1 The name of The Home Mission Board of the United Baptist Convention of the Atlantic Provinces, a body corporate incorporated by Chapter 84 of the Acts of 1879, An Act to Incorporate the Home Mission Board of the Baptist Convention of Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, and Prince Edward Island, is changed to "Atlantic Baptist Mission Board of the Convention of Atlantic Baptist Churches".

2 A reference in any enactment or document to The Home Mission Board of the United Baptist Convention of the Atlantic Provinces under that name or any other name that was previously authorized by statute, shall, as regards any subsequent transaction, matter or thing, be held and construed to be a reference to the Atlantic Baptist Mission Board of the Convention of Atlantic Baptist Churches.

3 No rights, duties, obligations or liabilities of The Home Mission Board of the United Baptist Convention of the Atlantic Provinces are in any way affected by the change of name made by this Act and those rights, duties, obligations and liabilities continue to be vested in and are binding upon it under the name "Atlantic Baptist Mission Board of the Convention of Atlantic Baptist Churches".

4 The name of The Board of Ministers' Annuity Fund of the United Baptist Convention of the Atlantic Provinces, a body corporate incorporated by Chapter 130 of the Acts of 1891, An Act to incorporate the Board of the Ministers' Annuity Fund of the Baptist Convention of the Maritime Provinces, is changed to "Pension and Insurance Board of the Convention of Atlantic Baptist Churches".

5 A reference in any enactment or document of The Board of Ministers' Annuity Fund of the United Baptist Convention of the Atlantic Provinces under that name or any other name that was previously authorized by statute shall, as regards any subsequent transaction, matter or thing, be held and construed to be a reference to the Pension and Insurance Board of the Convention of Atlantic Baptist Churches.

6 No rights, duties, obligations or liabilities of The Board of Ministers' Annuity Fund of the United Baptist Convention of the Atlantic Provinces are in any way affected by the change of name made by this Act and those rights, duties, obligations and liabilities continue to be vested in and are biding upon it under the name "Pension and Insurance Board of the Convention of Atlantic Baptist Churches.

7 Section 5 of Chapter 130 of the Acts of 1891, An Act to incorporate the Board of the Ministers' Annuity Fund of the Baptist Convention of the Maritime Provinces, is repealed and the following Section substituted: