United Grand Lodge of Antient Free and Accepted Masons of Queensland Trustees Act 1942 (Qld)

United Grand Lodge of Antient Free and Accepted Masons of Queensland Trustees Act 1942

An Act to make provision for the holding of real and personal property by trustees on behalf of the United Grand Lodge of Antient Free and Accepted Masons of Queensland and lodges subject to such grand lodge, to provide for the succession of title thereto, and for other incidental purposes

Preamble Whereas it is desirable that real and personal property which belongs now or may hereafter belong to the United Grand Lodge of Antient Free and Accepted Masons of Queensland, or lodges subject thereto, should vest in and be managed by trustees, and that on any change in the trusteeship becoming necessary the title to such property should devolve without the expense of conveyance or transfer being incurred. And whereas it is necessary to obtain power and authority for providing for the due succession of trustees without conveyance or transfer, and for creating facilities of proof.

1 Short title This Act may be cited as the United Grand Lodge of Antient Free and Accepted Masons of Queensland Trustees Act 1942.

2 Interpretation In this Act— acting authorised representative means such person as in the event of the death, illness, absence, or incapacity of the authorised representative may be appointed by the grand master of grand lodge for the time being, by signed writing, to act as authorised representative. authorised representative of grand lodge means the grand secretary appointed by grand lodge and for the time being holding office. grand lodge means the United Grand Lodge of Antient Free and Accepted Masons of Queensland. legal proceedings includes all proceedings whatsoever, whether preliminary, initiatory, interlocutory, or final, in any court of justice or before any registrar of titles, or before any warden under the laws relating to mining, or other duly constituted authority under any other Act or law having like or similar powers and functions. lodge means any lodge now existing or hereafter constituted owing allegiance to and under the authority of grand lodge. masonic lands includes all lands and premises in Queensland, of whatever tenure, which now are or which may at any time hereafter be held in trust for or on behalf of grand lodge or any lodge, together with all rights, easements, and appurtenances whatsoever relating thereto and also includes chattels real, and tenements and interests which are now held, possessed, or occupied or which may at any time hereafter be acquired and held, possessed, or occupied under any right, lease, licence, authority, or tenure peculiar to goldfields or mineral fields, or other tenure under the laws relating to mining, or any leasehold, occupation licence, authority, or permit or other tenure under the laws relating to the occupation, leasing, and alienation of Crown land. register means the register kept by the registrar of titles under the Land Title Act 1994, and includes any register kept by any authority (other than the registrar of titles) charged with the registration by such authority of the instrument of tenure of the land concerned. the board means the Board of Benevolence and of Aged Masons, Widows and Orphans' Fund. the trustees means the trustees of the United Grand Lodge of Antient Free and Accepted Masons of Queensland.