Immovable property shall not be acquired without the
consent
of the
Governor- in-Council.
Execution of Deeds.
Saving of rights of the Crown and for
certain
other rights.
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(6) The disposition and management of the property of the Association and Brigade in Hong Kong and the exercise of any powers or discretions with respect thereto shall be vested in the Hong Kong General Committee of the St. John Ambul- Association (hereinafter called "the General Com-
ance
mittee').
(7) As between the Corporation and the General Com- mittee and subject and without prejudice to the rights of other persons the Corporation shall have the custody of all securities and documents of Title relating to the property of the Associa- tion and Brigade in Hong Kong but the General Committee shall have free access thereto and be entitled to take copies thereof or extracts therefrom.
(8) The Corporation shall do and perform or concur in doing and performing all acts necessary to enable the General Committee to exercise their powers of disposition and manage- ment or any other powers or discretion vested in them.
(9) When any disposition by the Corporation is expressed to be made by the authority or direction of the General Com- mittee the title of a Purchaser shall not be impeachable on the ground that no such authority or direction had in fact been given or that any authority or direction was improperly carried out and a purchaser shall not either before or on conveyance be concerned to make any enquiry as to the authority of the Corporation to make the disposition.
(10) All sums payable to or out of the income or capital of the property of the Association and Brigade in Hong Kong shall be paid to or by the Corporation: Provided that the Corporation may allow all rents profits and income derived from such property to be paid to or by the direction of the General Committee or into such Bank to the credit of such person as the General Committee shall direct and in such case shall be exonerated from seeing to the application thereof and shall not be answerable for any loss or misapplication thereof.
10. Notwithstanding anything herein contained the Association and Brigade in Hong Kong shall not acquire any immoveable property in the Colony unless the consent of the Governor-in-Council shall have been previously obtained:
11. All deeds and other instruments requiring the seal of the corporation shall be sealed in the presence of and shall be signed by the Director for the time being and the Treasurer and Secretary for the time being and all instruments requiring the signature of the Corporation shall be signed by such Director, Treasurer and Secretary.
12. Nothing in this Ordinance shall affect or be deemed to affect the rights of His Majesty the King, His Heirs or Successors, or the rights of any body politic or corporate or of any other person except such as are mentioned in this Ordinance and those claiming by, from or under them.
Objects and Reasons.
This Bill follows the form usual in incorporation Ordin ances of this nature, particularly that of the Boy Scouts Association Ordinance, No. 22 of 1927.