Boat Licensing Act 1878 Amendment Act 1883 (WA)

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ANNO QUADRA GESIMO SEPTIMO

VICTORDE REGINIE.

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No. III.

AN ACT to make provision for the recovery of the Expenses of the Inspection of Licensed Vessels.

[ Assented to, 13th August, 1883. ]

HEREAS by "The Boat Licensing Act, 1878," it is provided licensed boats, vessels, or steamers, and no provision is made in theW that it shall be lawful for any Licensing Board to inspect said Act as to the recovery of the Expenses of such Inspection : Be it therefore enacted by His Excellency the Governor of Western Australia and its Dependencies, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council thereof, as follows :—

1.    THIS Act may be cited for all purposes as " The Boat Short Title of Act.

Licensing Act, 1878, Amendment Act, 1883."

or by some person or persons duly authorised by them in writing ine. 2. WHENEVER a licensing board shall have, either personally trch.ecepnosuretaor.drto

that behalf, inspected any licensed boat, vessel, or steamer, or the cover the expenses

gear, masts, sails, rigging, engine, boilers, or any fluniture whatsoeverof etnhse inspection ofvess:l.

!hereof, under the provisions of the said " Boat Licensing Act, 1878," It shall be lawful for such board to require the owner of such boat,

vessel, or steamer as aforesaid to pay forthwith to the board, or to

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some person duly authorised by the board to receive payment, all reasonable costs and expenses of such inspection, whether such inspection shall have been made personally or by some duly authorised person or persons; and if the amount of such costs and expenses be not forthwith paid by such owner to the said board, or to such person authorised to receive payment as aforesaid, the amount of such costs and expenses, together with the costs incident to the recovery thereof, shall be summarily recoverable as a penalty by the board before any Justice of the Peace.

3. THE amount recoverable for inspection as aforesaid shall not

for Inspection. Amount recoverable exceed, in the case of a personal inspection by the board, the

amount of the costs or expenses actually incurred by the persons so inspecting, and shall not include any remuneration for loss of time or trouble; and in the case of an inspection by a person authorised as aforesaid, the amount recoverable for each inspection shall not exceed the sum of ten shillings and sixpence.

4. THIS Act shall be read and construed as if it were Ulcer-

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porated into and formed part of " The Boat Licensing Act, 1878."

In the name and on behalf of the Queen I hereby assent

to this Act.

F. NAPIER BROOME, Governor.

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By Authority : RICHARD PETHER, Government Printer, Perth.