Commonwealth Aid Roads and Works Act 1949 (Cth)

COMMONWEALTH AID ROADS AND WORKS.

No. 67 of 1949.

An Act to amend the Commonwealth Aid Roads and Works Act 1947–1948.

[Assented to 28th October, 1949.]

BE it enacted by the King’s Most Excellent Majesty, the Senate, and the House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Australia, for the purpose of appropriating the grant originated in the House of Representatives, as follows:—

Short title and citation.

1.—(1.) This Act may be cited as the Commonwealth Aid Roads and Works Act 1949.

(2.) The Commonwealth Aid Roads and Works Act 1947–1948 is in this Act referred to as the Principal Act.

(3.) The Principal Act, as amended by this Act, may be cited as the Commonwealth Aid Roads and Works Act 1947–1949.

Commencement

2. This Act shall come into operation on the day on which it receives the Royal Assent.

Payments into Trust Account.

3. Section four of the Principal Act is amended—

(a) by omitting from paragraph (ba) the word “and” (last occurring); and

 

(b) by inserting after that paragraph the following paragraph:—

“(bb) in the year which commenced on the first day of July, One thousand nine hundred and forty-nine, the sum of One million pounds; and”.

Payment of financial assistance to States.

4. Section six of the Principal Act is amended—

(a) by omitting from paragraph (a) of sub-section (4.) the word “and” (last occurring);

(b) by inserting after paragraph (b) of that sub-section the following word and paragraph:—

“; and (c) the sum of One million pounds payable to the Trust Account in pursuance of paragraph (bb) of section four of this Act.”; and

(c) by omitting the proviso to paragraph (c) of sub-section (5.) and inserting in its stead the following proviso:—

“Provided that a statement of the proposed expenditure by the State for the remainder of the year which commenced on the first day of July, One thousand nine hundred and forty-nine, on road construction and maintenance out of any amount payable to the State under paragraph (c