Bounty (Ships)
Amendment Act 1982
No. 145 of 1982
An
Act to amend the Bounty (Ships) Act 1980
[Assented to 31 December 1982]
BE
IT ENACTED by the Queen, and the Senate and the House of Representatives of the
Commonwealth of Australia, as follows:
Short
title, &c.
1. (1) This Act may be cited as the Bounty (Ships) Amendment Act 1982.
(2)
The Bounty (Ships) Act 19801
is in this Act referred to as the Principal Act.
Commencement
2. This Act shall be
deemed to have come into operation on 1 July 1980.
Interpretation
3. Section 3 of the
Principal Act is amended by omitting paragraphs (f) and (g) of the definition
of “bountiable vessel” in sub-section (1) and substituting the following word
and paragraph:
“; and (f) a vessel of 150 gross
construction tons or less, not being a fishing vessel the length of which on
the designed load water line exceeds 21 metres;”.
NOTE
1. No. 48, 1980,
as amended. For previous amendment, see No. 26, 1982.