Museum of Applied Arts and Sciences Act 1945 (NSW)

Museum of Applied Arts and Sciences Act 1945 No 31

An Act to provide for the constitution of a body corporate to be known as The Trustees of the Museum of Applied Arts and Sciences and to define its powers, authorities, duties and functions; to vest certain property in that body corporate; and for purposes connected therewith.

1 Name of Act and commencement (1) This Act may be cited as the Museum of Applied Arts and Sciences Act 1945. (2) This Act shall commence upon a day to be appointed by the Governor and notified by proclamation published in the Gazette.

2 Definitions (1) In this Act unless the context or subject matter otherwise indicates or requires— Museum means the Museum of Applied Arts and Sciences. Prescribed means prescribed by this Act or the regulations. Trustees means the trustees by this Act incorporated under the name of "The Trustees of the Museum of Applied Arts and Sciences". (2) Notes included in this Act do not form part of this Act.

3 Trustees (1) There shall be appointed nine trustees as hereinafter provided who, subject to the control and direction of the Minister, shall carry into effect the objects and purposes of this Act, and shall have and may exercise and perform the powers, authorities, duties and functions conferred and imposed on the trustees by or under this Act. (2) The trustees are hereby constituted a body corporate with perpetual succession and a common seal, and may sue and be sued in its corporate name, and shall, for the purposes and subject to the provisions of this Act, be capable of purchasing, holding, granting, demising, disposing of or otherwise dealing with real and personal property and of doing all such other acts and things as bodies corporate may by law do and suffer— Provided that the trustees shall not sell, mortgage, demise or otherwise dispose of any real property without the approval of the Governor. (3) The corporate name of the trustees shall be "The Trustees of the Museum of Applied Arts and Sciences".