No 30, 1998
An Ordinance to assent to Canon No 2, 1998 of the General Synod of the Anglican Church of Australia.
The Synod of the Diocese of Sydney Ordains -
Name of Ordinance
1. This Ordinance is the General Synod - Revised Constitution Amendment (Interpretation) Canon 1998 Assenting Ordinance 1998.
Assent to Canon No 2, 1998
2. The Synod assents to Canon No 2, 1998 of the General Synod of the Anglican Church of Australia, the text of which is set out in the Schedule.
Schedule
A Canon to revise the Constitution Amendment (Interpretation) Canon 1995.
The General Synod prescribes as follows:-
1. This Canon may be cited as the “Revised Constitution Amendment (Interpretation) Canon 1998”.
2. The Constitution Amendment (Interpretation) Canon 1995 insofar as it has force is repealed.
3. The following definition is inserted in section 74(1) of the Constitution -
“‘Month’ means a calendar month, that is, a period commencing at the beginning of a day of one of the twelve months of the year and ending immediately before the beginning of the corresponding day of the next month or, if there is no such corresponding day, ending at the expiration of the next month.”
4. The following new sub-section 8 is added to section 74 of the Constitution -
“(8) Where any period of time, dating from a given day, act or event is prescribed or allowed for any purpose by this Constitution or by any canon made under this Constitution, the time shall, unless the contrary intention appears, be reckoned exclusive of such day or of the day of such act or event. Where the last day of any period prescribed or allowed for the doing of anything falls on a Saturday, on a Sunday or on a day which is a public or bank holiday in the place in which the thing is to be done or may be done, the thing may be done on the first day following which is not a Saturday, a Sunday or a public or bank holiday in that place.”
I Certify that the Ordinance as printed is in accordance with the Ordinance as reported.
N.M. CAMERON
Chairman of Committees
We Certify that this Ordinance was passed by the Synod of the Diocese of Sydney on 12 October 1998.
M.A. PAYNE
C.J. MORONEY
Secretaries of Synod
I Assent to this Ordinance.
R.H. GOODHEW
Archbishop of Sydney
29/10/1998