53Interpretation

### 53 Interpretation > *\[Section 53 Amended by No. 6 of 1971, s. 2 \]*In this Part, unless the contrary intention appears – > > > ***a trust for charity generally*** includes not only a trust for charity in general but also any trust for any charitable object or purpose, other than a particular charity, but does not include "a trust for a public purpose" as defined by [section 59](#GS59@EN) ; > > > ***charitable trust*** and ***trust for charity*** include any devise, bequest, gift, or other disposition (including an oral trust), creating a trust in favour of charity, whether charity generally or a particular charity; > > > ***charity generally*** includes not only charity in general but also any charitable object or purpose other than a particular charity, but does not include "a trust for a public purpose" as defined by [section 59](#GS59@EN) ; > > > ***charter*** includes any letters patent, order-in-council, or other instrument whatsoever made, granted, or issued by the Government of this State; > > > ***disposition*** includes any devise, bequest, trust, or gift, whether the same is or is expressed to operate or take effect immediately or *in futuro*, and whether the estate or interest created or disposed of is vested or contingent, and includes a disposition creating, granting, transferring, or passing any executory interest or any possibility coupled with an interest; > > > ***interference with a public right*** and ***interference with the public right*** mean any omission to perform a public duty which the Court has jurisdiction to enforce the performance of, and any act which the Court has jurisdiction to restrain as being a public nuisance or other injury to the public; > > > ***particular charity*** means a specified individual charity but does not include "a trust for a public purpose" as defined by [section 59](#GS59@EN) ; > > > ***person*** means any individual or individuals and (subject to the negative provision of this definition) any body corporate, but does not include a public authority or a public officer; > > > ***protection of any public right*** includes the enforcement of any public duty which the Court has jurisdiction to enforce performance of, and the prevention of any public nuisance or other injury to the public which the Court has jurisdiction to restrain, and the restraining of the continuance or repetition of any public nuisance or other such injury to the public as aforesaid; > > > ***statute*** means any Act of the Parliament of Tasmania. > > The terms "charity" and "charitable" are used in their legal sense.