Anzac Day Act 1923 (WA)

No. 35.] Anzac Day. [1923.

ANZAC DAY.

14° GEO. V., No. XIV.

No. 35 of 1923.

AN ACT relating to the Observance of Anzac Day.

[Assented to 15th December, 1923.]

BE it enacted by the King's Most Excellent Majesty, byCouncil and Legislative Assembly of Western Australia, inand with the advice and consent of the Legislative

this present Parliament assembled, and by the authority of

the same, as follows:—

Short title.	1. This Act may be cited as the Anzac Day Act, 1923.
" Anzac Day "
inserted in certain	2. The words "Anzac Day (the twenty-fifth day of
sections of the

Licensing Act, 1911.	April)" are hereby inserted after the word "Sunday" in
See Q. 1921, No. 13,
Sec. 2 (3).	sections thirty-five, one hundred and twenty-two, one hun- dred and twenty-four, and one hundred and twenty-six, and in subsections (2) and (3) of section one hundred and sixty- seven of the Licensing Act, 1911, and the words "or Anzac Day (the twenty-fifth day of April)" are inserted after the word "Sunday" in section two hundred and five of the said Act, as reprinted with amendments in the appendix to the 1922-1923 sessional volume of the statutes.
Race meetings on

Anzac Day pro- 3. (1.) No license shall be granted under the Racing Re-

hibited. striction Act, 1917, for any race meeting to be held on Anzac

Sec. 3 (4). See Q. 1921. No. 13, Day.

Any such license granted contrary to this Act shall be

void.

(2.) It shall be unlawful for any racing club or person to hold or conduct any race meeting on Anzac Day.

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For any contravention of the provisions of this subsec- tion, the secretary and all the members of the committee or executive body of such racing club, and any other person so offending, shall jointly and severally be liable to a penalty not exceeding one hundred pounds.

4.	In this Act—	Interpretation.
"Anzac Day" means the twenty-fifth day of April in each

year.

"Racing club" means any club, company, or association,.

incorporated or otherwise, formed for the purpose of

promoting horse-racing or trotting racing.

"Race meeting" means any meeting of persons for the

purpose of horse-racing or trotting racing.