18Union with other Presbyterian Churches of Australasia

18 Union with other Presbyterian Churches of Australasia

*[Section 18 Amended by No. 36 of 1958, s. 5 ]*It shall be lawful for the Governing Authority of the Presbyterian Church of Tasmania at any time to effect an union of the said Church with any one or more of the Presbyterian Churches in any one or more of the Australasian States upon such terms and conditions as the said Governing Authority shall determine; and notice of the consummation of such union published in the Gazette, and purporting to be signed by the Moderator of the said Governing Authority, shall be prima facie evidence of such union having been effected, and of all other facts therein stated: Provided always, that all and every the lands, hereditaments, rights, moneys, goods, and chattels of the said Church and of each of the congregations belonging to the said Church shall continue to be held by the person or persons in whom the same shall then or may thereafter be vested in trust for the said Church and the several congregations and Ministers belonging thereto, upon the same trusts and in the same manner in every respect as if such union had not been effected, and shall continue to be subject to the provisions of this Act.