Cash Orders Regulation Act Amendment Act of 1959 (8 Eliz Ii No. 34) (Qld)

58 ANNO OCTAVO ELIZABETHS E SECUNDAE REGINAE. No. 34. An Act to Amend "The Cash Orders and Hire-purchase Agreements Regulation Act of 1946/' in certain particulars. [A ssented to 10 th N ovember , 1959.] B E it enacted by the Queen’s Most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Legis­ lative Assembly of Queensland in Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:— Short title. 1. (1.) This Act may be cited as “ The Gash Orders Regulation Act Amendment Act of 1959.” Principal (2.) “ The Gash Orders and Hire-purchase Agreements Act. Regulation Act of 1946,” is in this Act referred to as the Principal Act. Collective (3.) The Principal Act and this Act may be title. collectively cited as “ The Cash Orders Regulation Acts , 1946 to 1959.”

8 Buz. II. No. 34, 1959. Cash Orders Regulation, Etc., Act . 59 2. (1.) This Act shall come into operation on the day Commence- on which *“ The Hire-purchase Act of 1959 ” comes into ment of Act- operation. (2.) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in Saving, this Act, the provisions of the Principal Act shall continue to have operation and effect in relation to hire-purchase agreements, and agreements made in connection with hire-purchase agreements entered into before the commencement of this Act as if this Act had not come into operation. 3. The long title of the Principal Act is amended Amendment by repealing therein the words “ and to Amend “ The of long tltle' Hire-purchase Agreement Acts, 1933 to 1943,” in certain particulars ”. 4. Section one of the Principal Act is amended by Amendment repealing therein the words “ and Hire-purchase ofs l- Agreements ”. 5. Section three of the Principal Act is amended Amendment by repealing therein the words and figures “ P art III.— of s- 3' A mendments of “ T he H ire - purchase A greement A cts , 1933 to 1943”;”. 6. Subsection one of section four of the Principal Amendment Act is amended by repealing therein the words and ° s' ' figures “ “ The Hire-purchase Agreement Acts, 1933 to ) 1943 ” (as amended by this Act) and also under ”. 7. Section six of the Principal Act is amended by Amendment repealing in subsection one thereof the words “ of one of 8- 6' pound ” and by inserting, in lieu of those repealed words, the words “ as prescribed ”. 8. Section thirteen of the Principal Act is amended Amendment by repealing therein the words “ ten pounds ”, where ° s' ' those words twice occur, and by inserting, in lieu of those repealed words where so repealed, the words “ twenty pounds ”. ♦ Commenced 1 Jan. 1960 (See Proc. pubd. Gaz. 14 Nov. 1959, p. 1805). ,

60 Cash Orders Regulation, Etc,, Act . 8 Buz. II. No. 34, Repeal of Part III. 9. The Principal Act is amended— (i.) By repealing the headnote, being the words and figures “ P art III. —H ire - purchase A greements .”, appearing before section twenty thereof; and (ii.) By repealing sections twenty to twenty-six (both inclusive) of the Principal Act. Amendments 10. Section twenty-seven of the Principal Act is of s. 27. amended— (i.) By repealing in subsection one thereof the words “ “ The Hire-purchase Agreements Acts , 1933 to 1946 ” and/or “ The Cash Orders and Hire-purchase Agreements Regulation Act of 1946,” or to which any provision of such Acts ” and by inserting, in lieu of those repealed words, the words “ this Act or to which any provision of this Act ” ; and (ii.) By repealing in subsection three thereof the words “ such aforesaid Acts referred to in this section ” and by inserting, in lieu of those repealed words, the words “ this Act ”. Amendment 11. Section twenty-eight of the Principal Act is of s. 28. amended by repealing therein the words “ the aforesaid Acts referred to in section twenty-eight of”. Amendment 12. Section twenty-nine of the Principal Act is of s. 29. amended by repealing therein the words “ the aforesaid Acts referred to in section twenty-seven of ”. Amendment 13. Section thirty of the Principal Act is amended of s. 30. by repealing therein the words “ the aforesaid Acts referred to in section twenty-seven of”. Repeal of . 31. 14. (1.) Section thirty-one of the Principal Act is repealed. (2.) Notwithstanding the repeal of the said section thirty-one of the Principal Act, the provisions of the repealed section shall continue to have operation and effect in relation to the hirer under a hire-purchase agreement entered into before the commencement as if the repealed section had not been so repealed.

1959. Cash Orders Regulation, Etc., Act. 61 15. Section thirty-two of the Principal Act is Amendments amended— ofs. 32 . (а) By repealing therein the words “ or of “ The Hire-purchase Agreement Acts, 1933 to 1946,” ; and (б) By repealing therein the words “ under either such Act ” and by inserting, in lieu of those repealed words, the words “ made under this Act 16. The Principal Act is amended by adding thereto New s- 33- the following section :— “ [33.] ( 1 .) The Governor in Council may from Regulations, time to time make regulations, not inconsistent with this Act, prescribing all matters and things which by this Act are required or permitted to be prescribed and without limiting the generality of the foregoing provision of this subsection prescribing fees payable under this Act (which fees may differ with respect to different matters or thing or classes of matter or thing) and the matters and things and classes of matter or thing in respect of which such fees shall be paid, and prescribing the persons by whom and the places and times where and when such fees shall be paid. (2.) (a) Every regulation made under this Act shall—ofw*uia0n (i.) Be published in the Gazette ; bions*&0- (ii.) Upon publication in the Gazette, be judicially noticed and such publication shall be conclusive evidence of the matters contained therein ; (iii.) Take effect from the date of such publication, unless, in the case of any such regulation, a later date is specified in that or any other regulation for its commencement when in such event it shall take effect from that later date; and (iv.) Be laid before the Legislative Assembly within fourteen sitting days after such publication if the Legislative Assembly is in session, and if not, then within fourteen sitting days after the commencement of the next session.

62 Cash Orders Regulation, Etc., Act. 8 E liz . II. No. 34, 1959. ( b) If the Legislative Assembly passes a resolution of which notice has been given at any time within fourteen sitting days after any such regulation has been laid before it disallowing such regulation or part thereof, that regulation or part shall thereupon cease to have effect, but without prejudice to the validity of anything done in the meantime or to the making of a further regulation.”