Agricultural Scientific Collections Trust Act 1983 (NSW)

Agricultural Scientific Collections Trust Act 1983 No 148

An Act to constitute the Agricultural Scientific Collections Trust and to define its functions.

Part 1 Preliminary

1 Name of Act This Act may be cited as the Agricultural Scientific Collections Trust Act 1983.

2 Commencement (1) Sections 1 and 2 shall commence on the date of assent to this Act. (2) Except as provided by subsection (1), this Act shall commence on such day as may be appointed by the Governor in respect thereof and as may be notified by proclamation published in the Gazette.

3 (Repealed)

4 Definitions (1) In this Act, except in so far as the context or subject-matter otherwise indicates or requires— Chief Curator means the person employed in the Public Service as the Chief Curator. Department means Regional NSW. Fund means the Agricultural Scientific Collections Fund referred to in section 15 (1). regulation means a regulation made under this Act. Trust means the Agricultural Scientific Collections Trust constituted by section 5. trust property means property vested in the Trust by or pursuant to this Act. trustee means a trustee referred to in section 6 (1). (2) In this Act, a reference to— (a) a function includes a reference to a power, authority and duty, and (b) the exercise of a function includes, where the function is a duty, a reference to the performance of the duty.

Part 2 The Agricultural Scientific Collections Trust

5 Constitution of Trust (1) There is hereby constituted a corporation with the corporate name "Agricultural Scientific Collections Trust". (2) The Trust shall have and may exercise the functions conferred or imposed on it by or under this or any other Act. (3) In the exercise of its functions, the Trust shall be subject to the control and direction of the Minister. (4) The Trust shall, for the purposes of any Act, be deemed to be a statutory body representing the Crown.