14AValidation of grants

14A Validation of grants

14A 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 Presbyterian Church (New South Wales) Property Trust (Amendment) Act 1956 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(2) (Repealed)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 Presbyterian Church (New South Wales) Property Trust (Amendment) Act 1956 for or for the use benefit or purposes of the Presbyterian Church of Australia in the State of New South Wales, 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 five of the Crown Lands Consolidation Act 1913, as amended by subsequent Acts.

s 14A: Ins 1956 No 20, sec 2. Am 2017 No 17, Sch 4.96.