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Presbyterian Church Property Act 1885

Public Act	1885 No 33
Date of assent	14 September 1885

Contents

2 Application of Act

3 Interpretation

4 Presbyterian Church of New Zealand recognized as from 21st September, 1875

6 Election of trustees

7 First election when held

8 Declaration giving names of trustees to be filed in High Court and to be evidence

9 In case of new election fresh declaration to be filed

10 Copies of declaration to be evidence

11 Title of trustees

12 Trustees may sue and be sued

13 Trustees may acquire property

15 Property to vest in trustees

16 Persons in whom property vested to convey same to trustees

17 Freehold property to be transferred to trustees

18 On investment of property in trustees rights of original holders to cease

19 Existing contracts, and rights, remedies, etc, to be exercised and enforced by trustees

20 Property held in trust for particular congregation, how administered

21 When land not suitable trustees may apply to High Court for order to sell or exchange

22 Trustees' delegation of powers in Schedule 2

23 Trusts and purposes on which property to be held

24 Method of contracting

25 Saving of acts done by trustee

26 When trustee deemed to have resigned

27 Who to judge when trustee resigned

28 Casual vacancies, how filled up

29 Confirmation of election of new trustee

30 Trustees may make, etc, by-laws

31 Trustees to appoint chairman and office-bearers. Salaries

32 Minutes and accounts to be kept

33 Auditor of accounts of trustees

34 Trustees to make annual report

35 Trustee liable only for his own acts

36 Receipts by treasurer, etc, sufficient discharge

37 Bequests to trustee

38 If trusts not defined property to be held for purposes in Schedule 2

39 Provision in case of congregation ceasing to exist

40 Transfer of property

41 Deed of transfer to be evidence

42 Right of appeal

Schedule 1
Declaration of Moderator of the General Assembly as to election of trustees.

An Act to define the position of the Presbyterian Church of New Zealand, and to vest certain Properties held for the Purposes of or in Connection with such Church in Trustees, and to provide for the Management of such Properties.

BE IT ENACTED by the General Assembly of New Zealand in Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:—