Auctioneers (1842) (WA)

WESTERN AUSTRALIA.

ANNO SEXTO

VICTORI1E REGINA,.

No. X.

An act to amend and continue for a limited

period an Act entitled "an Act to regulate

the Licensing ofAuctioneers and the Collee- tionof Dutieson Property sold by auction.

HEREAS an Act was passed in the third year of the Reign Of Preamble.

W Y V Her present Majesty, entitled "An Act to regulate the Licensing 3ro Via. No. I, „boa

of "Auctioneers and Me Collectionof Duties on Property sold by Win.

6th Viet. No. X. 1842.

"Auction; which Act is shortly about to expire; and whereas it is

expedient that the said Act ahould be continued for a limited period; Be it therefore enacted by His Eecellency the Governor of Western Australia, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council thereof, that the said Act shall be, and the same is hereby

Continued for five years. continued for the space of five years from the date of this Act.

PROVIDED always and be it enacted, that every Auctioneer shall over and above any license to him or her granted as Such Auc- tioneer,take out such license as is or shall be required by law for the dealing in, retailing, or selling, any goods or commodities for which a retail or separate license is or shall be specially required before he or she shall be authorised or permitted to sell such goods or commo- dities by auction, and if any such person shall sell any such goods or commodities as aforesaid by Auction without having taken out such license as aforesaid for the purpose, he or she shall be liable to the penalty in that behalf imposed upon persons dealing in, retailing or selling any such goods or commodities without license, 'notwith- standing any license to him or her granted as aforesaid for the purpose of exercising or carrying on the trade or business of art Auctioneer, anythingherein contained to the contrary notwithstanding—Provided always, that where such goods or commodities as aforesaid are the property of any person or persons duly licensed to deal in retail, or sell the same, such person or persons having made lawful entry of his, her, or theirhouse,or premises.for such purpose, it shall and may be lawful for any person exercising or carrying on the trade or business of an Auctioneer as aforesaid, being duly licensed for that purpose, to sell such goods or commodities as aforesaid, for and on behalf of such person or persons, and upon his, her, or their entered house or premises without taking out a separate license for such sale —Provided always, that such separate or retail license as aforesaid shall' operate to enable such licensed Auctioneer to sell in more than one set of premises.

II.

Act may be amended. III.

AND be it .enacted, that. this Act may &amended or repealed by any Act to be passed during the present Session.

'JOHN-HUT?:,

GOVERNOR.

Passed the Council

15th Sep,, 1$0, r

Eplimitp C. SO,UPRR.

Acting Clerk to the Council.