Presbyterian Church Act 1896
13Powers to sell, lease, &c.
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13 Powers to sell, lease, &c.
*[Section 13 Amended by No. 36 of 1958, s. 5 ]*It shall be lawful for the Governing Authority, subject to the special trusts, if any, affecting the same, and subject to the special powers, provisoes, and declarations, if any, applicable thereto, by act or resolution, to direct the sale, lease, exchange, mortgage, or other disposal of any lands now vested or which may hereafter become vested in any such trustees as aforesaid, on such terms and in such manner as the Governing Authority thinks fit; and the said trustees shall thereupon have full power to do, enter into, and execute all necessary acts, deeds, leases, mortgages, contracts, and assurances for carrying into legal effect any such sale, lease, exchange, or disposal; and shall hold, manage, and deal with the moneys arising from any such sale, lease, exchange, mortgage, or disposal, and shall hold, manage, and deal with any lands so taken in exchange upon the trusts (if any) declared by the instrument affecting the land sold, leased, mortgaged, or taken in exchange as aforesaid, and if there are no such trusts, then in such manner as the Governing Authority may, by act or resolution, direct: Provided always, that this section shall not be deemed to authorize the sale or lease or other disposal of any cemetery or place for the interment of the dead which may belong to the said Church or be vested in any person or persons in trust for the said Church.