sec.35CDonations to disaster relief funds

sec.35C Donations to disaster relief funds

In this section— disaster means any catastrophe or disaster arising from natural causes, inevitable accident, wilful act or negligence. disaster relief fund has the same meaning as that assigned to it by section 35B (1) . Where a disaster occurs moneys may be donated to the disaster appeals trust fund for payment to any disaster relief fund that has been or may be established in respect of the disaster. The public trustee shall as soon as possible forward those moneys to the governing body of or persons raising the disaster relief fund for payment into the fund. Where— moneys are donated to the disaster appeals trust fund for payment to a disaster relief fund that as far as the public trustee can ascertain has ceased to exist or operate; or it is not clear to which disaster relief fund a donor of moneys to the disaster appeals trust fund intended the moneys to be paid and the public trustee is unable to clarify the intention; or a disaster occurs and a disaster relief fund in respect of the disaster is not established within 1 month after the occurrence of the disaster and moneys are donated to the disaster appeals trust fund for the benefit or relief of persons suffering distress, whether physical, mental or financial, as a result of the disaster; those moneys shall as from a date declared by the public trustee under the public trustee’s hand and seal form part of the disaster appeals trust fund as if they had vested in the public trustee under section 35B (2) freed and discharged from all trusts to which they are or may be subject. s 35C ins 1977 No. 48 s 3 amd 1981 No. 34 s 11 ; 1995 No. 57 s 4 sch 1 ; 1997 No. 82 s 3 sch (sec.35C-ssec.1) In this section— disaster means any catastrophe or disaster arising from natural causes, inevitable accident, wilful act or negligence. disaster relief fund has the same meaning as that assigned to it by section 35B (1) . (sec.35C-ssec.2) Where a disaster occurs moneys may be donated to the disaster appeals trust fund for payment to any disaster relief fund that has been or may be established in respect of the disaster. (sec.35C-ssec.3) The public trustee shall as soon as possible forward those moneys to the governing body of or persons raising the disaster relief fund for payment into the fund. (sec.35C-ssec.4) Where— moneys are donated to the disaster appeals trust fund for payment to a disaster relief fund that as far as the public trustee can ascertain has ceased to exist or operate; or it is not clear to which disaster relief fund a donor of moneys to the disaster appeals trust fund intended the moneys to be paid and the public trustee is unable to clarify the intention; or a disaster occurs and a disaster relief fund in respect of the disaster is not established within 1 month after the occurrence of the disaster and moneys are donated to the disaster appeals trust fund for the benefit or relief of persons suffering distress, whether physical, mental or financial, as a result of the disaster; those moneys shall as from a date declared by the public trustee under the public trustee’s hand and seal form part of the disaster appeals trust fund as if they had vested in the public trustee under section 35B (2) freed and discharged from all trusts to which they are or may be subject.