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RELIGIOUS AND SUCCESSORY TRUSTS ACT 1958
TABLE OF PROVISIONS
Long Title
1. Short title and commencement
2. Repeal
PART I--RELIGIOUS TRUSTS
3. No moneys to be paid by State for church parsonage or minister unless trustees appointed
PART II--SUCCESSORY TRUSTS
4. Definitions
5. What trusts may be registered under this Part
6. Authority and consent required for the registration of a trust
7. Proof required of authority or consent for registration of a trust
8. Power to registrar to dispense with authority of trustees absent or not to be found etc.
9. Application to register a trust how made
10. Application how dealt with
11. Register of successory trusts
12. Trusts how registered
13. Documents declaring trusts how dealt with
14. Alteration in trusts already registered
15. Documents declaring trusts to be retained by the registrar or delivered up to persons entitled on deposit of copies
16. Indorsement of documents of title
17. Provision for causing notice that lands are subject to the operation of this Part to appear upon the memorial of registration under the general law for the registration of written documents
18. Registration of new name of denomination or institution or body of persons
19. Substitution of model trust deed or new statement of trusts
20. Registration of death of trustee the date of whose death is known
21. Registration of death of trustee the date of whose death is unknown
22. Registration of retirement of trustee
23. Registration of new trustee
24. Power to make transfers to and recordings in the Register in relation to the trustees of registered trusts as such
25. Vesting of trust property in the registered trustees for the time being
26. Trustees of registered trusts to cause property to be dealt with so as to vest in their successors
27. How legal proceedings may be had with respect to property held on a registered trust
28. Entries in the register conclusive and proved by certified copies
29. Registered trusts how proved
30. Lands mortgaged to trustees of registered trusts may be re-vested by the receipt of the trustees
31. Power for succeeding trustee with his creditors' consent to undertake any liability in discharge of his predecessor
32. Power to persons in whom chose in action becomes vested to sue in their own names
33. Application for registration as head or representative of a religious denomination
34. Application how dealt with
35. Registration of head or representative of denomination when there has been no previous registration
36. Succeeding head or representative of denomination how registered
37. Head or representative of denomination succeeding in part only how registered
38. Registration of head or representative of denomination may be cancelled at his request
39. Power to registered head or representative to nominate trustees and for the registration of the same in certain cases of registered trusts
40. Power to registered head or representative to nominate trustee and to apply for the registration of the trust in certain cases
41. Provisions of this Part to extend to and govern the trusts so registered
42. Vesting orders may in certain cases be made by the Registrar concurrently with the Supreme Court
43. Notice of application to be advertised and served
44. Person objecting to application can lodge caveat
45. Supreme Court may require the production of title deeds in support of an application under section 40 or section 42
46. How vesting order carried out by registrar when property not under Transfer of Land Act 1958
47. How vesting order carried out by registrar when property under the Transfer of Land Act 1958
48. Vesting order not to operate until registered
49. Applicant may withdraw his application
50. Inspection of documents retained by the registrar
51. Fees
52. Denominational Register and certified copies thereof made evidence
53. Documents purporting to be certified copies to be deemed such
54. Power to registrar to require explanation and production of documents
55. Power to state case for the Supreme Court
56. Appeal against the decision of the registrar
57. Power to the registrar to correct errors
58. Certain fraudulent acts made misdemeanours
59. Forgery
60. Preceding sections not to affect civil remedies
PART III--TRANSITIONAL
61. Change of name of Act
FIRST SCHEDULE
SECOND SCHEDULE
THIRD SCHEDULE
FOURTH SCHEDULE
FIFTH SCHEDULE
SIXTH SCHEDULE
SEVENTH SCHEDULE
EIGHTH SCHEDULE
ENDNOTES
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