Acts Amendment (Increase of Fees) Act 1948 (WA)

No. 54.] Acts Amendment (Increase of Fees). [1948.

ACTS AMENDMENT (INCREASE

OF FEES).

12° and 13° GEO. VI., No. LTV.

No. 54 of 1948.

AN ACT to amend certain Acts to provide for an increase in the amounts of certain license fees and other fees, and to empower the Governor to prescribe other such amounts.

[Assented to 21st January, 1949.]

BE it enacted by the King's Most Excellent Majesty,by and with the advice and consent of the Legis- lative Council and Legislative Assembly of Western Australia, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows :—

short tit/e.

This Act may be cited as the Acts Amendment

(Increase of Fees) Act, 1948.

Construction	AUCTIONEERS.
and com-
mencement

of operation.	2. (1) This section shall be read as one with the
Cf. No. IA of

1938, s. 6.	Auctioneers Act, 1921-1938 (No. 29 of 1921 as reprinted with amendments pursuant to the Amendments Incor- poration Act, 1938, in Volume 2 of the Reprinted Acts of the Parliament of Western Australia), hereinafter in this section referred to as the principal Act, and shall come into operation on the first day of January, 1.949.
Citation of

principal	(2) The principal Act as amended by this Act may oe
Act as

r mended. cited as the Auctioneers Act, 1921-1948.

1              Art:. Amendment (Increase of Fees). [No. 54.

(3) Section seven of the principal Act is amended by deleting the words "by this Act" in line six.	amendment
of s. 7
(4) Section nine of the principal Act is amended by deleting the words "The fee for a general license shall be twenty-five pounds, for a country license fifteen pounds, and for a district license five pounds" in lines one, two and three, and by inserting in lieu thereof the words "The fees for licenses under this Act shall be as prescribed, and, unless and until otherwise prescribed by regulation under this Act, the fee for a general license shall be thirty pounds, for a country license twenty pounds, and for a district license seven pounds ten shillings."	Amendment
of s. 9.
(5) Section fourteen of the principal Act is amended as follows :—

(a)	By deleting from subsection (1) the words "fee hereinafter mentioned" in line three and by inserting in lieu thereof the words "prescribed fee".
(b)	By deleting from subsection (3) the words "A fee of one guinea" in line one, and by insert- ing in lieu thereof the words "unless and until otherwise prescribed, a fee of two guineas".

(6) Section fifteen of the principal Act is amended by Amendment

inserting in subsection (2) after the word "license" in line one the words "shall be as prescribed, and unless and until otherwise prescribed".

(7) Schedule G of the principal Act is amended by Amendme»t of d Schedule G.

deleting the words "the sum of one guinea" in line six and by inserting in lieu thereof the words "the pre- scribed fee".

(8) Schedule II of the principal Act is amended by -1mendment of , schedule H.

deleting the words "of one guinea" in line thirteen.

BREAD.

3. (1) This section shall be read as one with the ic„u„reter°"

Bread Act, 1903-1947 (Act No. 5 of 1903 as reprinted RifeLicf,F,T nt ot

with certain amendments in the Appendix to the	of
Sessional Volume of the Statutes for the year 1937-1938,
and further amended by Acts No. 44 of 1938 and No. 76 of 1947), hereinafter in this section referred to as the principal Act, and shall come into operation on the first day of January, 1949.

No. 54.] Acts Amendment (Increase of Fees). [1948.

Citation of

principal	(2)	The principal Act as amended by this Act may be
Act as

amended. cited as the Bread Act, 1903-1948.

Amendment (3)

Section three B of the principal Act is amended by deleting from subsection (4) the words "ten shillings" in line four, and inserting in lieu thereof the words "twelve shillings or such other sum as may be prescribed by regulation under this Act".

of s. 311

Amendment

Section three C of the principal Act is amended by

adding to subsection (2) the words "or such other fee as

may be prescribed by regulation under this Act".

of s. 30. (4)

CHANGE OF NAMES REGULATION.

Construction. 4. (1) This section shall be read as one with the

Change of Names Regulation Act, 1923 (Act No. 40 of 1923), hereinafter in this section referred to as the prin- cipal Act.

Citation of

principal Act (2) The principal Act as amended by this Act may be

as amended. cited as the Change of Names Regulation Act, 1923-1948.

Amendment	(3)	Section four of the principal Act is repealed and
of a. 4.
Repeal and

now section the following section inserted in lieu thereof :—

Fees. 4. Fees shall be payable under this Act as may be prescribed by regulation, and unless and until so prescribed shall be as prescribed in the Schedule to this Act.

A mendment	(4)	The Schedule to the principal Act is repealed and
of Schedule.

Repeal and	the following Schedule inserted in lieu thereof :—
new Schedule.

SCHEDULE.

£ s. d.

For the registration of every deed poll or license	2	0	0
For every search	0	2	0

FACTORIES AND SHOPS.

Construction

and corm	5. (1) This section shall be read as one with the
mencement

of section.	Factories and Shops Act, 19204947 (Act No. 44 of 1920
Cf. No. 41 of
1947, s. 1	as reprinted pursuant to the Amendments Incorporation
(2).	Act, 1938, with amendments up to and including Act No. 54 of 1937 in Volume 1 of the Reprinted Acts of the Parliament of Western Australia, and amended by No. 26 of 1939, No. 47 of 1946, No. 60 of 1946 and No. 41 of 1947), hereinafter in this section referred to as the prin- cipal Act, and shall come into operation on the first day of January, 1949.

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(2) The principal Act as amended by this Act may be ic,:.11tt4ZarA„

cited as the Factories and Shops Act, 1920-1948. an amended.

(3) Section twenty-four of the principal Act is ?student

amended by inserting after the word "registration" in line one the words "shall be as prescribed by regulation under this Act, and unless and until so prescribed".

(4) The Second Schedule to the principal Act is eseenconent

amended by substituting for the figures in the second Schedule.

column under the heading of "amount of annual fee"

other figures as follows:

£ s. d. £ s. d.

For the figures 0 2 6 substitute 0 3 0

For the figures 0 5 0 substitute 0 6 0

For the figures 0 10 0 substitute 0 12 0

For the figures 1 1 0 substitute 1 5 0

For the figures 2 10 0 substitute 3 0 0

LAND AGENTS.

6. (1) This section shall be read as one with the Land Agents Act, 1921-1931 (Act No. 9 of 1922 as amended by

Construction

and com-

mencement

of section

No. 40 of 1931), hereinafter in this section referred to as

Cf. No. 40 of

1931, s. 4.

the principal Act, and shall come into operation on the

first day of January, 1949.

The principal Act as amended by this Act may be cited as the Land Agents Act, 1921-1948.	principal Act
Citation of
as amended.

(2)

Section four of the principal Ad is amended by deleting from paragraph (a) of subsection (3) the words	Amendment
of s. 4.
No. 40 of
1931, s. 2.
"five pounds" in line three, and inserting in lieu thereof the words "seven pounds ten shillings, or such other amount as may be prescribed by regulation under this Act".

(3)

MARINE STORES.

7. (1) This section shall be read as one with the Construction.

Marine Stores Act, 1902 (Act No. IX. of 1902), herein- after in this section referred to as the principal Act.

Citation of

The principal Act, as amended by this Act, may be cited as the Marine Stores Act, 1902-1948.	principal Act
as amended.

(2)

Section three of the principal Act is amended by inserting at the commencement of the second paragraph the words, "A fee as prescribed by regulation under this Act and unless and until so prescribed".	Amendment
of s. 3.

(3)

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Amendment (4)

Section eleven of the principal Act is amended by deleting the words, "The fee of one pound" in line one, and inserting in lieu thereof the words, "A fee as pre- scribed by regulation under this Act and unless and until so prescribed the fee of two pounds".

of s. 11.

Amendment	(5) Section twenty-eight	of the principal Act is
of s. 26.

amended by inserting after	paragraph (7) thereof a
paragraph as follows:

(8) The fees payable for any license under this

Act.

MONEY LENDERS.

Construction

and com-	8. (1.) This section shall be read as one with the
mencement

of section.	Money Lenders Act, 1912-1937 (Act No. 65 of 1912, as
Cf. No. 31 of
1937, s. 7.	reprinted with amendments up to and including No. 31 of 1937 in the appendix to the Sessional Volume of the Statutes for the year 1937, and as further amended by Act No. 23 of 1941), hereinafter in this section referred to as the principal Act, and shall come into operation on the first day of July, 1949.

Citation of	(2)	The principal AO, as amended by this Act, may
principal Act

as amended.	be cited as the Money Lenders Act, 1912-1948.
Amendment

of s. 6. (3) Section six of the principal Act is amended as

follows

(a) By deleting the words "Five pounds" in lines three and four of subsection (3) and inserting in lieu thereof the words "Ten pounds, or such other sum as may be prescribed by regulation under this Act".

( b) By inserting after the word "taken" in line four of subsection (7) the words "and the license fees to be paid".

PAWNBROKERS.

Construction

and com-	9. (1) This section shall be read as one with the
mencement

of section.	Pawnbrokers Act, 1860-1944 (Ordinance 24 Victoria, No.
Cf. No. 13 of	7, reprinted as amended by the Act 41 Victorhe No. 10
1944, s. 3.	in the Appendix to the Sessional Volume of the Statutes for the year 1928 and further amended by the Act No. 13 of 1944), hereinafter in this section referred to as the Ordinance, and shall come into operation on the first day of January. 1949.

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(2) The Ordinance as amended by this Act may be Mt:La

cited as the Pawnbrokers Act, 1860-1948. amended.

(3) Section three of the Ordinance is amended by okfmse.u3d.ment

deleting the words "ten pounds to be paid to the Colonial Treasurer for the public uses of the said Colony" at the end of the section, and inserting in lieu thereof the words, "to the Treasurer of the sum of fifteen pounds, or such other sum as may be prescribed by regulation under this Ordinance, which regulation the Governor is hereby empowered to make."

SECOND-HAND DEALERS.

10. (1) This section shall be read as one with the Construction.

Second-hand Dealers Act, 1906 (No. 10 of 1906), herein- after in this section referred to as the principal Act.

Citation of

(2)

The principal Act, as amended by this Act, may be cited as the Second-hand Dealers Act, 1906-1948.	principal Act as amended.
Amendment

(3) Section four of the principal Act is amended by s. 4.

deleting subsection (4) and inserting in lieu thereof the

subsection following:

The Governor may by regulation under this Act prescribe the fee to be payable in respect of every such license; and unless and until so pre- scribed, the fee shall be ten shillings per annum.

(4)