New Zealand Railways Staff Welfare Society Dissolution Act 1999

1: Short Title and commencement
1: This Act may be cited as the New Zealand Railways Staff Welfare Society Dissolution Act 1999.
2: This Act comes into force on a date to be appointed by the Governor-General by Order in Council.
3: An order under this section is secondary legislation ( see Part 3 The following table is small in size and has 3 columns that are grouped under the heading Legislation Act 2019 requirements for secondary legislation made under this section. Legislation Act 2019 requirements for secondary legislation made under this section Publication PCO must publish it on the legislation website and notify it in the Gazette LA19 s 69(1)﻿(c) Presentation The Minister must present it to the House of Representatives LA19 s 114 cl 32(1)﻿(a) Disallowance It may be disallowed by the House of Representatives LA19 ss 115 116 This note is not part of the Act. Section 1(2) brought into force 1 July 1999 clause 2 New Zealand Railways Staff Welfare Society Dissolution Act Commencement Order 1999 Section 1(3) inserted 28 October 2021 section 3 Secondary Legislation Act 2021
2: Interpretation
In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,— charitable trust commencement day society Part 8 Welfare Board Part 8 Dissolution of society, etc
3: Dissolution of society
On and from the commencement day,—
a: the society and the Welfare Board are dissolved; and
b: every management council or district committee appointed by the Welfare Board under section 106
c: the real and personal property and the rights and liabilities of the society vest in the charitable trust; and
d: any person who was a member of the society immediately before the commencement day becomes a member of the charitable trust; and
e: a contribution or levy held by another person as the agent of the society immediately before the commencement day is, on and from the commencement day, held by that person as the agent of the charitable trust; and
f: all proceedings pending by or against the society may be carried on, completed, or enforced by or against the charitable trust.
4: Vacation of office by members of Welfare Board
1: A person who, immediately before the commencement day, held office as a member of the Welfare Board is deemed to vacate that office on the commencement day.
2: A person who vacates that office solely as a result of this Act is not entitled to compensation for loss of the office.
5: Final report of society
1: As soon as reasonably practicable after the commencement day, the Chairman must arrange for a final report of the society to be completed.
2: The report must—
a: describe the society’s operations for the period beginning on 1 April immediately preceding the commencement day and ending with the close of the day immediately preceding the commencement day; and
b: be accompanied by a copy of the society’s audited accounts for that period.
3: The Chairman must ensure that a copy of the report and accounts is provided to a person who was a member of the society immediately before the commencement day, on the request of that person.
4: In this section, Chairman
6: Registers
1: A Registrar of Deeds, the Registrar-General of Land
2: The presentation to a registrar or other person of an instrument, whether it is an instrument of transfer or not, by the charitable trust is, in the absence of evidence to the contrary, sufficient proof that the property is vested in the charitable trust if the instrument—
a: is executed, or purports to be executed, by the charitable trust; and
b: relates to property held by the society immediately before the commencement day; and
c: contains a recital that the property became vested in the charitable trust by virtue of the provisions of this Act. Section 6(1) amended 12 November 2018 section 250 Land Transfer Act 2017 Operation of charitable trust
7: Trustees
1: Each trustee of the charitable trust must be appointed in the manner prescribed in the trust deed.
2: Each trustee holds office for a term prescribed or provided for by the trust deed.
8: Matters to be included in trust deed
The trust deed of the charitable trust must contain provisions—
a: specifying the persons who are entitled to be members of the trust, and the persons who may receive benefits from the trust:
b: for the collection of contributions to any fund or funds established by the trust:
c: for the keeping of accounts:
d: for the holding of, and voting at, meetings of trustees:
e: specifying the quorum required for the holding of meetings of trustees:
f: specifying the investment powers of the trustees:
g: specifying the borrowing powers of the trustees:
h: specifying the manner in which a vacancy in the office of trustee must be filled:
i: specifying the manner in which the trust deed may be varied.
9: Purposes of charitable trust
For the purposes of the application to the charitable trust of the provisions of any other enactment or rule of law, all the purposes of the charitable trust are deemed to be charitable purposes.
10: Charitable trust subject to
Trusts Act 2019 The Trusts Act 2019 Section 10 heading amended 30 January 2021 section 161 Trusts Act 2019 Section 10 amended 30 January 2021 section 161 Trusts Act 2019 Other matters
11: Enactments repealed
The enactments specified in the Schedule