Ambulance Transport Service (Amendment) Act 1951 (NSW)

An Act to amend the Ambulance Transport Service Act, 1919, as amended by subse- quent Acts, in certain respects; and for purposes connected therewith. [Assented to, 16th October, 1951.] BE

AMBULANCE TRANSPORT SERVICE (AMEND-

MENT) ACT.

Act No . 22, 1951.

lative Council and Legislative Assembly of New South BE it enacted by the King's Most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Legis­

Wales in Parliament assembled, and by the authority of ithc same, as follows :—

1. (1) This Act may be cited as the "Ambulance Transport Service (Amendment) Act, 1951."

(2) The Ambulance Transport Service Act, 1919, as amended by subsequent Acts and by this Act, may be cited as the Ambulance Transport Service Act, 1919-1951.
(3) (a) This Act paragraphs (a) and (e) of section two excepted shall commence upon a date to be .appointed by the Governor and notified by proclamation published in the Gazette.

(b) Paragraphs (a) and (e) of section two shall commence upon such day not being earlier than the day appointed pursuant to paragraph (a) of this sub­ section as may be appointed by the Governor and notified by proclamation published in the Gazette.

2. The Ambulance Transport Service Act, 1919, as amended by subsequent Acts, is amended:—

(a) by omitting section eleven and by inserting in lieu thereof the following section:—•

11. (1) (a) The Governor may under the provisions of the Public Service Act, 1902, as amended by subsequent Acts, appoint and employ a secretary and such other officers and employees as he may deem necessary for the purpose of enabling the board to exercise and

discharge its powers, authorities, duties and functions under this Act. •

(b) The secretary and such officers and employees shall be subject to the provisions of the Public Service Act, 1902, as amended by subsequent Acts, during their tenure of office.

(2) (a) The secretary appointed under the section which this section replaces, and holding office immediately before the commence­ ment of the Ambulance Transport Service (Amendment) Act, 1951, shall continue to hold

such

such office in all respects as if he had been appointed under this section and shall be an officer within the meaning of the Public Service Act, 1902, as amended by subsequent Acts.

(b) All officers of the board other than the secretary holding office immediately before the commencement of the Ambulance Transport Service (Amendment) Act, 1951, shall continue to hold such office in all respects as if they had been appointed or employed under this- section and shall be deemed to be employees within the meaning of the Public Service Act,. 1902, as amended by subsequent Acts.

(b) (i) by omitting from section thirteen the word

"annual ly" and by inserting in lieu thereof

the word " t r iennial ly";

(ii)   by inserting at the end of the same section the following paragraph:—

The first triennial election of a district committee established before the commence­ ment of the Ambulance Transport Service (Amendment) Act, 1951, shall be held upon the day upon which the annual election of such district committee would, but for the provisions of the said Act, have been held.

(c) (i) by inserting next after paragraph two of

section 14A the following new paragraph:—•

(2A) Any member of an industrial

contribution scheme who in any year

between the first day of July and the thirtieth day of June next following has

paid by Way of contribution to such scheme

an amount of not less than ten shillings and who in the prescribed manner elects to be a contributor.

Elections shall be made prior to the last- mentioned date and any member so electing shall be deemed to be a contributor as on and from the first day of July next following the lastmentioned date and for a period of twelve months thereafter.

(ii)

(ii)   by inserting at the end of the same section the following paragraph:—

For the purposes of paragraphs (a), (b), (c) and (d) of this section sums contributed shall not include the contributions of members of any industrial contribution scheme who are contributors pursuant to paragraph (2A) of this section.

<(d) by inserting in subsection four of section sixteen
after the word "mor tgage" the words "sell,

grant, convey, demise or otherwise dispose of";

(e) by omitting paragraphs (f) and (g) of sub- section one of section twenty-two;

(f) (i) by omitting from section twenty-three the words "one month" and by inserting in lieu thereof the words "eleven months" ;

(ii)   by omitting from the same section the word " s i x " and by inserting in lieu thereof the

word " twe lve" ;

(g) by omitting section twenty-four. :