Science House (Grant) Act 1928 (NSW)

Science House (Grant) Act.

SCIENCE HOUSE (GRANT) ACT.

Act No. 9, 1928.

George V, An Act to enable the Croivn to grant certain land

No.9,w28. situate in Gloucester and Essex Streets, Sydney, to the Koyal Society of New South Wales, the Linnean Society of New South Wales, and the Institution of Engineers, Australia, for the purpose of erecting a Science House; and for purposes connected therewith. [Assented to, 16th June, 1928.]

lE it enacted by tlio King’s ilost Exeelicnt Majesty,

by and Tvitli the advice and consent of the Legisla­

tive Coniicil and Legislalivo Assembly of New South

Wales in Parliament assembled, and by the authority of

the same, as follows;—

siiort title. 1 . This Act may be cited as tlie “ Science House

(Grant) Act, 192S.”

Authority to 2 , (1) Thc Govcvnoi' is lici’oby aatborised to grant I?oval Society of New South Wales, llic Linnean Society of New South Wales, and the Institution of Engineers, Australia, the said institution being an association with limited liability registered |mrsuaiit to section fifty-two of the Companies Act, in fcc-simplc as tenants in common.

f.i^iouce described in tlic Schedule to tliis Act fo the

Holiso .

(2) Tiie grant shall provide in such forni as thc

Governor may direct for—

(a) tlic erection by the grantees on tlie said land of buildings to tlic value of thirty thousand pounds at tlic least within a period of two years from the commencement of this Act or within such further time thereafter as tlie Governor may direct, and that the buildings sliall be in accordance with plans and specifica­ tions to be approved by tlie Governor on tlie recommendation of the Government Architect;

( b )

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(b)	power for the grantees to sell, mortgage, lease, or otlicrwise dispose of tiie said land M'itli the consent of the Governor first had and obtained, and for the application, with the like consent, of the purchase money or other proceeds of sale, mortgage, lease, or other disposition of the said land ; but subject to a provision that a lease or tenancy of any portion of the bnikling to be erected may be made, and tiic rents therefrom applied without such consent.
(c)	such provisions, reservations, conditions, and restrictions relating to the user of the land or to the control and management of the Imildings tliereon as to the Governor may seem expedient or proper;
(d)	the forfeiture of tlie land and the eaneellation of the grant upon any breach of the provisions of the grant,

(3) Upon the forfeiture of (lie land tlie Governor may by proclamation vest the land in a Minister of tlic Crown or in a Statutory body to he applied for sucli and thc like purposes as by law it was applied immediately before the commencement of this Act.

SCHEDULE,

A ll Uia.li iiiccci or parotl of land situato in Uio City of Sjunoy, pari.sli

of St, Pliilip, county of Cumberland, and StaUi of Now South tVale.s, being part of the land resumed for Itarling Ttarhour Wharve.s hy notitieation in Govcrnmeiit Guxcltc of 29th Dcccmhor, 1900: Commeneing at the intersoetion of the south-western side of Essex- strect with the nortli-wc.stern side of Gloucester-street and Imunded thence on (ho south-east by that .side of Gloucester-strcct bearing 203 degrees 31 minutes 10 seconds 111 feet 1̂ ̂ inches; on the souLh-west by part of the north-eastern boundary of the land comprised in Certificate of Title, register volume 3S01, folio 29, heaiing 290degrees .34 iiiinutes 30 seconds 51 feet G inches; on the north-west by a line bearing 2-5 degrees 32 minutes 10 seconds 113 feet 0 ̂ inches to tlie south-western side of Essex-street aforesaid ; and on the north-east by that side of that street hearing 113 degrees 21 minutes 56 feet 10 inches to the point of commencement having an area of 22 perches or thereabouts.

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