The Great Synagogue, Sydney (Amendment) Act 1953 (NSW)

THE GREAT SYNAGOGUE, SYDNEY (AMENDMENT) ACT.

An Act to amend The Great Synagogue, Sydney, Biizabotp 11.

Act, 1931, in certain respects; and for purposes connected therewith. [Assented to, 22nd December, 1953.1]

W/BEREAS under and by virtue of an Act of the Parliament of the State of New South Wales passed in the year One thousand nine hundred and thirty one and intituled ''The Great Synagogue, Sydney, Act, 1931,'' the members of a then unincorporated association

known as The Great Synagogue, Sydney were constituted into a body corporate with perpetual succession and a common seal AND WHEREAS under that Act the body

corporate was provided with certain objects and was empowered to do certain things AND WHEREAS by reason of the wording of the Act certain doubts have arisen as to whether land owned by the said Synagogue

is liable to the imposition of Municipal and other Rates and liand Tax and as to whether the Synagogue has power to acquire property subject to conditions and to carry out the requirements of any such conditions AND WHEREAS certain doubts have also arisen as to whether the Synagogue has power to carry out certain charitable activities and to make donations to organisa- tions established for the cducation and training of persons in the principles and practices of the Jewish Faith and to make donations to public charitable institutions AND WHEREAS certain gifts devises and bequests to the Synagogue may be invalidated by the operation of the rule of law relating to perpetuities AND WHEREAS it is considered expedient to ensure that land owned by the Synagogue is freed from liability to the imposition of the said rates and taxes and to resolve the said doubts as to the powers of the Synagogue and as to the validity of certain gifts devises and bequests to the

Elizabeth II.