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          <Strong>PART 9</Strong>
        </Number><Title>CHARITY TRUSTEES</Title><Chapter DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nia/2008/12/part/9/chapter/1" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nia/2008/12/part/9/chapter/1" NumberOfProvisions="13" id="part-9-chapter-1" Status="Prospective" Match="false"><Number>CHAPTER 1</Number><Title>INCORPORATION OF CHARITY TRUSTEES</Title><P1group Status="Prospective" Match="false"><Title>Estate to vest in body corporate</Title><P1 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nia/2008/12/section/74" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nia/2008/12/section/74" id="section-74"><Pnumber PuncAfter="">74</Pnumber><P1para><Text>The certificate of incorporation shall vest in the body corporate all real and personal estate, of whatever nature or tenure, belonging to or held by any person or persons in trust for the charity, and thereupon any person or persons in whose name or names any stocks, funds or securities are standing in trust for the charity, shall transfer them into the name of the body corporate, except that the foregoing provisions shall not apply to property vested in the official custodian.</Text></P1para></P1></P1group></Chapter></Part></Body></Primary></Legislation>