Roman Catholic Bishop of Broome Property Act 1957 (WA)

Western Australia Roman Catholic Bishop of Broome Property Act 1957 Western Australia Roman Catholic Bishop of Broome Property Act 1957 Contents 1. Short title 1 2. Term used: property 1 3. Certain property vested in Bishop of Broome 2 4. Bishop of Broome to be corporation sole 2 5. Power to sell, mortgage and lease lands 3 6. Land titles, registration and fees 4 7. Power to appoint attorneys 4 8. Acting Bishop or Bishop-Elect to act on death of Bishop until successor appointed 5 9. References to Roman Catholic Vicariate of the Kimberleys and The Roman Catholic Vicar Apostolic etc. changed 5 First Schedule — Land vested in Bishop of Broome Part I — Land transferred from Roman Catholic Bishop of Perth Part II — Land transferred from Roman Catholic Bishop of Geraldton Part III — Land transferred from Pious Society of Missions Incorporated of Broome Second Schedule — Acts overridden by section 5 Notes Compilation table 8 Defined terms Western Australia Roman Catholic Bishop of Broome Property Act 1957 An Act to vest in the Roman Catholic Vicar Apostolic of the Kimberleys and his successors in office the property belonging to or held in trust for or on behalf of the Roman Catholic Church within the Roman Catholic Vicariate of the Kimberleys, to make provision for the Vicar Apostolic to deal with that property and for other incidental purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Roman Catholic Bishop of Broome Property Act 1957 1. [Section 1 amended: No. 41 of 1970 s. 1.]

2. Term used: property In this Act, property means property of every kind whatsoever including legal and equitable, real and personal property, and choses in action.

3. Certain property vested in Bishop of Broome The lands comprised in the instruments of title set out in the First Schedule and which are vested — (a) as to the lands comprised in the instruments of title set out in Part I of that Schedule, in the Roman Catholic Bishop of Perth; and (b) as to the lands comprised in the instruments of title set out in Part II of that Schedule, in the Roman Catholic Bishop of Geraldton; and (c) as to the lands comprised in the instruments of title set out in Part III of that Schedule, in the Pious Society of Missions Incorporated of Broome, and all other property belonging to the Roman Catholic Church or held by any person in trust for or on behalf of that Church and situated within the Roman Catholic Vicariate of the Kimberleys 2, shall from the coming into operation of the Roman Catholic Vicariate of the Kimberleys Property Act Amendment Act 1970 1, and without the execution of any formal deed of assurance or transfer, vest absolutely and indefeasibly in the Roman Catholic Vicar Apostolic for the time being of that Vicariate 3 and his successors in office, subject to the trusts, encumbrances and dispositions respectively affecting the same. [Section 3 amended: No. 41 of 1970 s. 2.]