18Construction of wills, &c.

18 Construction of wills, &c.

Whenever by any will, deed, or other instrument, or by any gift or disposition of property, any property, real or personal, has been or is devised, bequeathed, given, granted, released, conveyed, transferred, assigned, or appointed to, or has been, or is declared or directed to be, held upon trust for the benefit of the Salvation Army in Tasmania, or of any of its funds, or any department of its work, or of any branch, corps, auxiliary, or institution thereof, or shall be or become receivable by, or payable to or for the benefit of, the Salvation Army in Tasmania, or by, to, or for the benefit of any such fund, department, branch, corps, auxiliary, or institution –

(a) the said will, deed, or other instrument, gift, or disposition aforesaid shall be construed, and operate and take effect, as though the body corporate were named therein;

(b) the acknowledgement or receipt of the trustees, or of any person or persons authorized, in writing, by the trustees, for any such property shall be a sufficient discharge therefor; and

(c) all property, real or personal, so devised, bequeathed, given, granted, released, conveyed, transferred, assigned, or appointed, or declared or directed to be held upon trust as aforesaid, shall, subject to the trusts of such will, deed, or other instrument, gift, or disposition, and subject to any direction to the contrary therein contained or declared thereby, so far as the same are capable of taking effect, be under the direction and control of the trustees, and they may call for the transfer, conveyance, assignment, or delivery thereof to the body corporate.