4Gifts, devises and bequests

4 Gifts, devises and bequests

4 Gifts, devises and bequests

(1) A gift, devise or bequest of property to, in favour of, or for the use of a merged agency or for a charitable purpose of a merged agency is taken to be, and takes effect as, a gift, devise or bequest of property to, in favour of, or for the use of the combined agency, or for a charitable purpose of the combined agency that corresponds with, or is similar to, a charitable purpose of the relevant merged agency for which the gift, devise or bequest was made or declared.

(2) This section applies in respect of a gift, devise or bequest of property made or declared before or after the commencement of this Act and regardless of whether it is or was made or declared before or after the merger.

(3) This section extends to a gift, devise or bequest of property to, in favour of, for the use of or for a charitable purpose of a predecessor of a merged agency, including the Royal Blind Society of New South Wales as constituted by the Royal Blind Society of New South Wales Act 1901 (before its repeal), as if that predecessor were a merged agency.

Note—

The Royal Blind Society of New South Wales constituted by the Royal Blind Society of New South Wales Act 1901 (before its repeal) was the predecessor of the Royal Blind Society of New South Wales (ACN 107 867 961).

(4) For the purposes of this section, a gift, devise or bequest of property includes a declaration of trust in respect of property.