14Validation of grants

14 Validation of grants

14 Validation of grants

(1) No title to any land to which this section applies shall be held bad, either at law or in equity, by reason of any breach or non-performance, before or after the commencement of the Roman Catholic Church Trust Property (Amendment) Act 1966, of any condition, trust or proviso contained in the grant by the Crown of the land, and every provision for forfeiture or reverter in respect of any such breach or non-performance shall be deemed to have been released by the Crown as from the date of the Crown grant.

(2) (Repealed)

(3) In this section—

land to which this section applies means any land—

(a) granted by the Crown before or after the commencement of the Roman Catholic Church Trust Property (Amendment) Act 1966 for or for the use benefit or purposes of the Church, and

(b) which was at the date of such grant subject to any reservation or dedication made before such commencement under the provisions of the Crown Lands Acts as defined in section 5 of the Crown Lands Consolidation Act 1913 as amended by subsequent Acts.

s 14: Am 1966 No 38, sec 2; 2017 No 17, Sch 4.85.