Coloured Immigration Restrictions Act 1896 (SA)

AMNO QUINQUAGESIMO NON0 ET SEXAGESIMO

VICTORIB REGINB.

No. 672.

An Act for the Restriction of Coloured Immigration.

[Reserved, Decern ber ~ p t h, 1896.1

E it Xnacted by the Governor, by and with the advice and

B consent of the Parliament of South Australia, as follows:

1. This Act may be cited as The Coloured Immigration Restric- S ~ O A title.

tion Act."

2, In this Act- Interpretation.

Coloured immigrants " includes all persons of coloured race, and their descendants, inhabiting the continent of Asia or the continent of Africa, or any island adjacent thereto, or any island in the Pacific Ocean or Indian Ocean, not being natives of Australia, Tasmania, or New Zealand:

Immigration Restriction Acts " includes the (' Chinese Irnrni- gration Restriction Act, 1888," and all Acts incorporated therewith.

3, All unexpired provisions of the Immigration Restriction Acts Extension of are extended to and shall apply to all coloured immigrants in addition 'mmigratiOn

to Chinese.

be obtained by any coloured immigrant being within the province of residents. 4. Certificates of exemption from the provisions of this Act may Exemption in favnr

at the time of the passing of this Act, in manner provided by the " Chinese Immigration Restriction Act, 1888," in relation to

Chinese within the province at the time of the passing of that Act.

672 5, This

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The Cobured Immigration Restriction Act.-1 896.

Incorporation.

5, This Act shall be incorporated with the Immigration Restric-

tion Acts, which shall be construed as if, whenever Chinese are

mentioned, coloured immigrants had been also mentioned.

Exemptions. 6. This Act shall not apply, nor shall the "Chinese Immigra-

tion Restriction Act, 11388," apply to Members of the British House of Commons, ministers of religion, missionaries, native officers of the British Army, native teachers, tourists, merchants, men of science ox students, and the wives and families of such persons, and also their domestic servants who are bearers of certificates of identity, specifying their occupation and their object in coming into South Australia, or of other similar documents issued by the Government whose subjects they are. Rvery such certificate or other document shall be in the English language, and shall be examined and indorsed by a British consul or other accredited representative of the British Government a t the place where the same is issued, or at the port or place of departure, and the above-rnentioncd Acts shall not prevent the landing of any of the officers or of the crew of any vessel during

her stay in any port of South Australia, subject to such regulations

ensuring the depdrture of all such officers and members of the crew

with their ship, as the Governor in Council may prescribe.

I reserve this Act for the signification of Her Majesty's pleasure.

T. F. BUXTON, Governor.

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Adelaide : By authority, C. E. Bnrs~ow, Government Printer, North-terrace.