Vesting of certain gifts etc. in the corporation
8 Vesting of certain gifts etc. in the corporation
A devise or bequest made by or under a will or codicil (whether the will or codicil is executed or proved before or after the commencement of this Act) and a gift made otherwise than by testamentary disposition (whether the gift is made before or after the commencement of this Act) to, or on behalf or for the benefit of, the Association or any branch thereof or any local association, group, or other body formed under the policy organisation and rules of the Association (whether the devise, bequest, or gift is expressed to vest or pass directly or after the death of some person or the fulfilment of some condition) shall, unless the contrary intention appears in the will, codicil or other instrument effecting the devise, bequest, or gift, be deemed, by force only of this section and without further authority, to be a devise, bequest or gift to, or on behalf or for the benefit of, the corporation and the devise, bequest, or gift, or the beneficial enjoyment thereof, as the case may be, shall be deemed to vest in the corporation accordingly.
Nothing in this section prejudices or affects the operation of section 6.
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