Prahran Mechanics' Institute Amendment Act 2007

i Prahran Mechanics' Institute Amendment Act 2007 No. 8 of 2007 TABLE OF PROVISIONS Section Page 1 Purpose 2 2 Commencement 2 3 Institute may grant leases, licences and permits in relation to property 2 4 Grant of leases, licences and permits 3 5 New section 17 inserted 3 17 Ownership of High Street property 3 6 Repeal of Act 3 ═══════════════ ENDNOTES 4 -- 1 of 5 -- 1 Prahran Mechanics' Institute Amendment Act 2007 † No. 8 of 2007 [Assented to 23 April 2007] Preamble The Prahran Mechanics' Institute Act 1899 provided for the incorporation of the Prahran Mechanics' Institution and Circulating Library (the incorporated body) and for the establishment of a governing committee. The Prahran Mechanics' Institute Act 1899 also vested land in the incorporated body. The Prahran Mechanics' Institute Act 1912 authorised the incorporated body to borrow money for the purpose of purchasing land and erecting a building to extend the Mechanics' Institution and Circulating Library. The incorporated body purchased land at High Street, Prahran for that purpose. Victoria -- 2 of 5 -- Prahran Mechanics' Institute Amendment Act 2007 No. 8 of 2007 2 It is expedient to amend the Prahran Mechanics' Institute Act 1899 to clarify the power of the incorporated body to purchase the High Street land and the power of the incorporated body to grant leases, licences and permits in relation to any land held by or vested in it or any building on that land. The Parliament of Victoria therefore enacts: 1 Purpose The purpose of this Act is to amend the Prahran Mechanics' Institute Act 1899— (a) to clarify the power of the Prahran Mechanics' Institution and Circulating Library to purchase certain land at High Street, Prahran; and (b) to clarify the power of the Prahran Mechanics' Institution and Circulating Library to grant leases, licences and permits in relation to any land held by or vested in it or any building on that land. 2 Commencement This Act comes into operation on the day after the day on which it receives the Royal Assent. 3 Institute may grant leases, licences and permits in relation to property In section 2 of the Prahran Mechanics' Institute Act 1899 after "whatsoever" insert "and of granting leases of any lands held by or vested in it or any buildings on those lands, and of granting licences and permits for the use of those lands and buildings". s. 1 See: Act No. 1617 and amending Act Nos 10071 and 4/2006. LawToday: www. legislation. vic.gov.au -- 3 of 5 -- Prahran Mechanics' Institute Amendment Act 2007 No. 8 of 2007 3 4 Grant of leases, licences and permits At the end of section 11 of the Prahran Mechanics' Institute Act 1899 insert— "(2) Without limiting subsection (1), the said incorporated body may, for the purposes of the Prahran Mechanics' Institution and Circulating Library— (a) grant leases of any lands held by or vested in the said incorporated body or any part of those lands or any building standing or being upon those lands; and (b) grant licences or permits for the use of those lands and buildings.". 5 New section 17 inserted After section 16 of the Prahran Mechanics' Institute Act 1899 insert— "17 Ownership of High Street property To avoid doubt, it is declared that the said incorporated body had the power to purchase the land described in folio of the Register volume 3699 folio 623 (the High Street property) at the time that the said incorporated body purchased that land.". 6 Repeal of Act This Act is repealed on the first anniversary of its commencement. ═══════════════ s. 4 -- 4 of 5 -- Prahran Mechanics' Institute Amendment Act 2007 No. 8 of 2007 4 ENDNOTES — † Minister's second reading speech— Legislative Assembly: 15 February 2007 Legislative Council: 15 March 2007 The long title for the Bill for this Act was "A Bill for an Act to amend the Prahran Mechanics' Institute Act 1899 and for other purposes." Endnotes -- 5 of 5 --