Western Australian Current Acts

ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH LANDS ORDINANCE 1858 - SECT 1

1 .         Lands held in trust for Roman Catholic Church to vest in Bishop on trust

                That all estate, right, and title, legal and equitable, in and to all churches, buildings, convents, monasteries, lands and premises in the said Colony belonging to and used in connection with the Roman Catholic Church, and now vested in any person or persons whomsoever as a trustee or trustees, shall from and after the passing of this Ordinance, by virtue hereof, and without the necessity of any formal deed of assurance, be divested from such person or persons and vest absolutely and indefeasibly in the Roman Catholic Bishop for the time being administering the ecclesiastical affairs of the Roman Catholic Church in the said Colony and his successors in the said office, upon the trusts mentioned and contained in the several deeds or other assurances in the law, granting and conveying such churches, buildings, convents, monasteries, lands and premises to such person or persons as a trustee or trustees as aforesaid.