WHEREAS the method by which what is now the Methodist Church of New Zealand (in this Act called the Church) holds title to land within New Zealand is set out in the Wesleyan Methodist Church Property Trust Act 1887 and its amendments: And whereas questions have arisen whether the practice developed over many years of holding land and the title thereto in ways other than by trustees under the Wesleyan Methodist Model Deed of New Zealand 1887 (in this Act called the Model Deed), particularly by boards under the control of the Conference of the Church (in this Act called the Conference), being boards incorporated under the Charitable Trusts Act 1957, is within the provisions of the said Act and its amendments: And whereas the holding of land and the title thereto by trustees only under the Model Deed is unique to the Church and is no longer considered by the Conference to be currently appropriate, and other means of holding land and the title thereto need to be authorised accordingly: And whereas it is accordingly now considered by the Conference necessary and desirable to resolve that question and to validate the practice of holding of land other than under the Model Deed: And whereas those objects have the approval of the Conference: And whereas those objects cannot be attained otherwise than by legislation: