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LOCAL GOVERNMENT ACT 1999 - SECT 141

141—Gifts to a council

        (1)         A council may accept a gift made to the council.

        (2)         If a gift is affected by a trust, the council is empowered to carry out the terms of the trust.

        (3)         A council may apply to the Supreme Court for an order varying the terms of a trust for which the council has been constituted a trustee.

        (4)         Notice of an application under subsection (3) describing the nature of the variation sought in the terms of the trust must be given—

            (a)         by public notice; and

            (b)         in such other manner as may be directed by the Supreme Court.

        (5)         The Supreme Court may vary the terms of a trust if it is satisfied that it is impracticable for the council to give effect to the trust in its existing form.

        (6)         The council must, within 28 days after an order is made under subsection (5), publish a copy of the order in the Gazette.



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