(1) For section 17(2) and (3) of The Uniting Church in Australia Act 1977 substitute —
"(2) The common seal of the Trust must not be affixed to any instrument except pursuant to a resolution passed at a duly convened meeting of the Trust.
(3) Each instrument to which the common seal is affixed in accordance with subsection (2) must be signed by—
(a) not less than 2 members of the Trust; or
(b) one member of the Trust and a designated officer.
(4) An instrument purporting to have been sealed with the common seal of the Trust and purporting to have been signed by—
(a) not less than 2 members of the Trust; or
(b) one member of the Trust and a designated officer—
is deemed to have been executed in accordance with subsections (2) and (3).".