23Construction of wills etc

23 Construction of wills etc

23 Construction of wills etc

Whenever by any will deed or other instrument any property real or personal has been or shall be devised bequeathed given granted released conveyed or appointed or has been or shall be declared or directed to be held for or upon trust for or for the benefit of the Presbyterian Church of Australia in the State of New South Wales or any congregation of such church or any fund institution activity or service thereof respectively or shall be recoverable by or payable to the said church or any congregation thereof or by or to any such fund institution activity or service or for the religious social educational or charitable work of the church or be receivable by or payable to any officer or official thereof respectively for the benefit of the church generally or any of its funds institutions activities or services or that of any congregation the said will deed or instrument shall be construed and shall operate and take effect as though the Trustees were named therein and the acknowledgment or receipt of the Trustees under seal executed in accordance with section eight hereof or in writing of a majority of the Trustees or of any person authorised by resolution of the Trustees to receive the same shall be a sufficient discharge and complete exoneration to the person or persons liable to pay deliver or transfer any such property under such will deed or instrument and all such property so devised bequeathed given granted released conveyed or appointed or declared or directed to be held in trust as aforesaid shall be held and dealt with by and be under the direction and control of the Trustees subject to the trusts declared concerning the same in any such will, deed or instrument so far as the same are capable of taking effect and the Trustees may call for and require payment transfer conveyance and delivery of the same to them.