Amendments of the Pounds Regulations (ACT)

AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY.

Regulations 1959. No. 6.

Regulations under the Pounds Ordinance 1928-1959. *

GORDON FREETH, the Minister of State for the Interior, hereby make

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Dated this thirteenth day of May, 1959.

the following Regulations under the Pounds Ordinance 1928-1959.

GORDON FREETH

Minister of State for the Interior.

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AMENDMENTS OF THE POUNDS REGULATIONS, t

1. Regulations 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 and 9 of the Pounds Regulations are

repealed and the following regulations inserted in their stead:—

" 4. The pound fees payable under the Ordinance shall be in accordance pourcj teCs.

with the following scale:—

s. d.

For each entry of an impounding	. .	. . 2 0
For each entry of release	. .	. . 1 0

For each advertisement that the pound-keeper or the Minister is

required by or under the Ordinance to publish	. .	The cost of the adver- tisement
plus Two shillings.

For each notice delivered or posted . . . . . . . . 2 0

For each sale of cattle the property of one owner or, if sold in

separate lots, for the sale of each lot	. .	. .	10	0
For each entry of sale	. .	. .	. .	. . 2 0

" 5 . The driving charges payable under the Ordinance shall be in Driving charges

accordance with the following scale:—

288/59.—PRICE 3D.

Charge per

^ ^ Description of Cattle. mile or portion

^ ^ of a mile.

d.

Horses, asses, mules, cows—•

For the first animal . . . . . . . . . . 2 0

For each additional animal the property of the same owner and

impounded at the same time . . . . . . . . 0 4

Sheep—

For the first hundred or portion of a hundred the property of

the same owner . . . . . . . . 6 0

For each hundred or portion of a hundred the property of the

same owner, after the fust hundred . . . . . . 2 0

Pigs, goats—

For each animal . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 0

* Notified in the Commonwealth Gazette on 14th May, 1959.

t Regulations notified in the Commonwealth Gazette on 5th September, 1929, as amended

by the Seat of Government (Designation) Ordinance 1938; and by Regulations notified in the Commonwealth Gazette on 23rd March, 1939.

Deterrent fees. "6.—(1.) Subject to the next succeeding sub-regulation, deterrent fees payable under the Ordinance shall be in accordance with the following scale:—

Description of Cattle.

£ s. d.

Horses, asses, mules, cows—

For the first animal . . . . . . . . . . 1 10 0

For each subsequent animal . . . . . . . . 1 0 0

Sheep—

For any number not exceeding twenty . . . . . . 10 0

For any number exceeding twenty but not exceeding fifty . .	1 0	0
For any number exceeding fifty but not exceeding one

hundred " '.". . . . . . . . . . . 2 0 0

For each hundred or portion of a hundred after the first

hundred . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 0 0

Pigs, goats—

For the first animal . . . . . . . . . . 1 10 0

For each subsequent animal . . . . . . . . 1 0 0

" (2.) Where an animal is impounded and another animal or other animals of the same kind belonging to the same owner have been impounded during the preceding three months, the deterrent fees payable are twice the fees specified in the scale in the last preceding sub-regulation. I

Trespass rates. " 7. The trespass rates payable under this Ordinance shall be in accord-

ance with the following scale:—

Description of Cattle. Rates.

On any land, not	On any land, being
being land that con-	land that contains
tains a garden or	a garden or bears
bears a growing crop	a growing crop and
and enclosed with a	enclosed with a
sufficient fence.	sufficient fence.

s. d. £ s. d.

Horses, asses, mules, cows-

For each animal 3 0 1 0 0

Sheep—

For each animal 0 3 3 0

Pigs, goats—

For each animal 6 0 1 10 0

Fees for	" 8. T h e fees payable for the inspection of the books of a pound o r for
inspection of
books.	extracts from those books shall be in accordance with the following sca l e :—

For inspection by a member of the

public—
For any period not earlier than six months preceding the date of inspec- tion	One shilling for each period of terU minutes or part of that period, with a minimum of Two shillings.
For any period earlier than six months

preceding the date of inspection . . Two shillings for each period of ten

minutes or part of that period.

For an extract or copy of any entry

in the books of a pound—

If relating to an impounding made

not earlier than six months pre-
ceding the date on which the

extract or copy is applied for . . Two shillings.

If relating to an impounding made

earlier than six months preced-

ing the date on which the

extract or copy is applied for . . Four shillings.".

2. Regulations 10 and 11 of the Pounds Regulations are repealed and the

following regulations inserted in their stead:—

"10. The fees payable under the Ordinance for the registration of Fees for	registration of
brands shall be in accordance with the following scale:—	brands.

s. d.

For the first brand registered for any one owner . . . . . . 5 0

For any subsequent brand registered for the same owner . . . . 3 0

"11 . Where an animal is found trespassing and that animal or any Repeated

trespassing during the period of one month immediately preceding that owner-	other animal owned by the owner of that first-mentioned animal was found animals of
first-mentioned trespassing, the driving charges and trespass rates payable in respect of that first-mentioned animal shall be twice the driving charges and trespass rates prescribed by regulations 5 and 7, respectively, of these Regulations.".
The Schedule to the Pounds Regulations is amended—	The Schedule.
(a) by omitting from Form 1 the words " tillage land " and inserting in their stead the words " land that contains a garden or bears a growing crop and is enclosed with a sufficient fence ";
(b) by omitting from Form 3 the words " Letter Fees " and insert-

ing in their stead the words " Deterrent Fees ";

(c) by omitting from Form 5 the words " Letter Fees " and insert-

ing in their stead the words " Deterrent Fees ";

(d) by omitting from that Form the words " or safe custody ";

(e) by omitting from Form 6 the words " or mule " and inserting

in their stead the words ", mule, ram, ewe, wether, lamb,

pig, and goat"; and

(/) by omitting from that Form the words—

Amounts received.

Driving Charges. Trespass Rates. Deficiencies due

by Owners.

Pound Sustenance Total.

Fees. Charges. Amount. To whom Amount. To whom

due. due.

and inserting in their stead the words—

Amounts received.

Driving Charges. Trespass Rates. Deficiencies due

Pound Deterrent Sustenance Total.

Fees. Fees. Charges. To whom Amount. To whom

Amount. due. due.

By Authori ty:  A. J. ARTHUR, Commonwealth Government Printer, Canberra.