Hi Jason
In short the answer is yes, trustees are the owners the Act covers off on this using the word ‘belongs to’.
The question that needs to be answered is whether or not, the land is being used in connection with one of the following stated under s555(1)(e), from what you have provided it appears to me that the land belongs to a religious body but is it used in connection with i – iv?
(e) land that belongs to a religious body and is occupied and used in connection with—
(i) a church or other building used or occupied for public worship, or
(ii) a building used or occupied solely as the residence of a minister of religion in connection with any such
church or building, or
(iii) a building used or occupied for the purpose of religious teaching or training, or
(iv) a building used or occupied solely as the residence of the official head or the assistant official head (or
both) of any religious body in the State or in any diocese within the State,
Hope this is helpful.
Regards,
Andrew
