Where there was a gift of land on charitable trusts, but where the gift was first expressed to be unlimited in time, but later in the deed provided powers for revocation, and conditions for defeasance, it must remain a matter of construction of the particular deed to decide whether the gift was in perpetuity. In the current cases the reversionary provisions were void for remoteness, and the trustees had acquire a possessory title for charity on the trusts of the original deeds.
Citations:
Times 06-Sep-2000, Gazette 05-Oct-2000
Land, Charity, Trusts
Updated: 18 May 2022; Ref: scu.78288