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The National Trust Acts 1907-1971, as varied by the Charities (National Trust) Order 2005, incorporate and confer powers upon the National Trust for Places of Historic Interest or Natural Beauty. The Acts establish the National Trust as a body corporate with perpetual succession and a common seal, allowing it to purchase, hold, and dispose of lands and property without licence in mortmain. The Trust's purposes include promoting the permanent preservation of lands and tenements of beauty or historic interest, and preserving their natural aspect, features, and animal and plant life. The National Trust may acquire and hold property, maintain and manage lands and buildings, and accept property in trust for public purposes. The Acts also provide that no dividend, bonus, or other profit shall be paid to members, and that all powers and duties previously conferred by the Acts on the Council are now powers and duties of the Board of Trustees.