19Trustees exercise certain powers if congregation becomes defunct

19 Trustees exercise certain powers if congregation becomes defunct

19 Trustees exercise certain powers if congregation becomes defunct

If in any three consecutive years public worship shall be conducted in any church as aforesaid on less than twelve Sundays the congregation shall for the purposes of this Act be deemed defunct. On the congregation so becoming defunct the powers of sale, mortgage, leasing and hiring and other powers hereby conferred upon the Trustee shall be exercisable by the Trustee on his or its own motion and without direction from such congregation and the clear proceeds of such sale, mortgage, leasing or hiring or other dealing shall be employed by him or it, subject to the approval of the Governor-in-Council being first had and obtained for or towards any such Unitarian Church purposes within the State of New South Wales as the Trustee shall think fit, or if not so employed by it within five years from the said congregation becoming defunct shall be employed by it for such Unitarian Church purposes within any other State in the Commonwealth, or failing this within Great Britain as it shall think fit and subject as aforesaid for and towards any such religious or educational purposes as the Governor-in-Council may think fit.