Victorian Consolidated Legislation

Scout Association Act 1932 - SECT 8

Receipt and application of gifts etc. by the corporation

8. Receipt and application of gifts etc. by the corporation



(1) The corporation shall-

   (a)  receive all gifts grants of money or contributions made by the
        Government of Victoria or by any municipality incorporated body
        society or person to the Australian Association or the Branch; and

   (b)  apply the same in accordance with the terms provisions and conditions
        of such gifts, grants or contributions; or if there be none such, or
        on such terms provisions or conditions becoming impossible of
        performance, then in accordance with the objects of the Association
        and the directions (if any) of the Australian Association.

(2) Subject to subsection (3)-

   (a)  the provisions of subsection (1) as amended by the Scout Association
        Act 1983 apply to any gift, grant or contribution received by the
        Corporation on or after the date of commencement of that Act; and

   (b)  the provisions of subsection (1) as in force immediately before that
        date of commencement continue to apply to any gift, grant or
        contribution received by the Corporation before that date.

(3) Where before the date of commencement of the Scout Association Act 1983
the Corporation has received a gift, grant or contribution and at the date of
commencement of that Act any part of that gift, grant or contribution has not
been applied or used by the Corporation, the Corporation may if it thinks fit,
notwithstanding the terms, provisions and conditions of the gift, grant or
contribution, apply the gift, grant or contribution in accordance with the
objects of the Australian Association and the directions (if any) of that
Association, and a gift, grant or contribution so applied shall have effect as
if any reference in a term, provision or condition to the British Association
were a reference to the Australian Association.



(4) The Corporation shall be deemed on and from 15 December 1958 to have had
power to receive gifts, grants of money and contributions to the Australian
Association and to apply them in accordance with any terms, conditions or
provisions to which they were subject and otherwise for the objects and in
accordance with the directions (if any) of the Australian Association.