Diseases in Stock and Brands Acts Amendment Act of 1931 (22 Geo v No. 34) (Qld)

s'rocK. 22 GEO. V. No. 34, 1931. Diseases in Stock, Etc., Amendment Act. 13887 ROYAL NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL AND INDUSTRIAL ASSOCIATION OF QUEENSLAND. n. See PART (PARKS AND PUBLIC LANDS). SALARIES OF PUBLIC SERVANTS. See COMMONWEALTH AND STATEs-FINANCIAL EMERGENCY ACT. SAVINGS BANK STOCK TRANSFER APPROVAL. See FUNDS. SECRET COMMISSIONS. See CRIMINAL LAW. SHARE HAWKING. See COMPANIES. SHEEP HOLDINGS, RELIEF TO CROWN TENANTS. See LANDS. STATE ADVANCES RESERVE FUND TRANSFER APPROVAL. See FUNDS. STATE ENTERPRISES REPEAL. See TRADE. STATE TRANSPORT BOARD. See TRANSPORT. STOCK. An Act to Amend" The Diseases in Stock Acts, 1915 22 GEO. V. to 1930," and H The Brands Acts, 1915 to N~ ~ !i. 1916," in certain particulars. DISEASES IN STOCK AND [ASSENTED 1'0 16TH DECEMBER, 1931.] B~ ~ : : S AMENDMENT B E it p,nacted by the King's Most Excellent ~ \ t[ ajesty, ACT OF 193I. by and with the advice and consent of the Legis- lative Assembly of Queensland in Parliament assemblcd~ and by the authority of the same, as follows:- L This Act may be cited as " The Diseases in Stock Short title and Brands Acts Amendment Act of 1931." c" ' o: ~ truction.

13888 STOCK. ----------------------------- Diseases 1n Stock, Etc., Amendment Act. 22 GEO. V. No. 34, Collective titles. This Act shall be read as one with *"The Diseases in Stock Acts, 1915 to 1930," and shall also be read as one with t"The Brands Acts, 1915 to 1916." *"The Diseases in Stode Acts, 1915 to 1930," as amended by this Act, may collectively be cited as " The Diseases in Stock Acts, 1915 to 1931"; t"The Brands Acts, 1915 to 1916," as amended by this Act, may collectively be cited as " The Brands Acts, 1915 to 1931." Arnendrnents of *"The Diseases ~ n Stock Acts, 1915 to 1930." Amendment 2. Section seven of *"The Diseases in Stock Acts, tohfes.D 7 isoefases 1915 to 1930," is repealed, and a new section seven is in Stock inserted in lieu thereof, namely :- Acts. Assessment . " [7.] Subject as hereinafter provided, the Minister may in each year make and levy an assessment on each owner of stock at rates to be fixed by him, but of not more than the rates provided in the scale following (to be utilised for the purposes as set forth in the said scale), that is to say :--- - - (a) Horses and Cattle together- Number. _ _ _ _ _ _ ~ _ _ _ ~ _ ~ __ i Rate. I How Moneys from Assesements to be Utilised. - - 1------------ (i.) Twe11ty -four head and under (ii.) Twenty-five to ninety- nine head Exempt .. 1 i A flat rate of not I Not more than three more than four shillings of such rate shillings on any I to be utilised for the number from purposes of " The twenty-five inclu- Diseases in Stock Acts, sive to ninetY-I 1915 to 1931." nine inclusive Not more than one shilling of such rate to be I utilised for the purposes I o 19 f 15 " tTohe 193 B 1 r . a " nds Acts, * 6 Geo. V. No. 16 and 21 Geo. v. No. 35, supra, pages 7015 and 13150. t 6 Geo. V. No. 9 and 7 Geo. V. No. 3, supra, page 8179.

S '1'0 CK. ~ ~ -~---- - 19:11. Diseases in Stock, Etc., Amendment Act. (a) Horses and Cattle together-continued: Number. I - - - - ~ ____I Rate. : How Moneys from Assessments I to be Utilised. I- - - - - - I- ~ (iii.) One hundred \ A rate of not more i Not more than four head and: than six shillings i shillings on everyone over ! and sixpence on I hundred head so payable everyone hundred on the actual numbers head payable on returned by the owner to the actual numbers be utilised for the pur- returned by the i poses of "The Diseases owner in Stock Acts, 1915 to 1931." Not more than one shilling and sixpence on every hundred head so payable on the actual numbers returned by the owner to be utilised for the pur- poses of "The Brands Acts, 1915 to 1931." Not more than one shilling on every hundred head so payable on the actual numbers returned by the owner to be utilised in the investigation of stock diseases at the Stock Experiment Station, Quealban, Townsville, in such manner as the Minister may prescribe. (b) Sheep- I ---------- -----.---.----I ------------- Number. Rate. [HOW Moneys from Assessments I to be Utilised. I . [ ~ ll One hundred head I Not more than nine- to be utilised for and over I pence per hundred the purposes of "The I head or part of one I Diseases in StockAct.:!, __. _______ I_ ~ undre_ d head~ __1_1915 to 1931." Provided that- (a) An assessment of not more than four shillings shall be payable by an owner of less than one hundred head of horses or cattle, but no assessment shall be payable by an owner of less than twenty-five head of horses or cattle, and no assessment shall be paid by an owner of less than one hundred sheep; 13889

13890 STOCK. ------------------------- - - - - Diseases in Stock, Etc., Amendment Act. 22 GEO. V. No. 34, 1931. (b) Any such rate of assessment may be reduced or wholly remitted by the Governor in Council by Order in Council. The returns made under *"The Stock Returns Act of 1893," or any Act amending the same, shall be used for the purposes of this Act. Any owner who fails to pay such assessment or to make any return of stock required by this Act or *"The Stock Returns Act of 1893 " (or any Act amending the same), or who makes a return of stock which is false in any material particular, shall be liable to a penalty not exceeding fifty pounds; and moreover, an owner shall, on conviction for making any such false return, pay double assessment on the actual figures over and above those returned." Amendments of t"The Brands Acts, 1915 to 1916." Amendment 3. Paragraph (b) of subsection one of section ( i) s~ f2? , ~ he twenty-six of t"The Brands Acts, 1915 to 1916," is repealed B 1 1 9 9 r 1 a 1 5 n 6. d t " o s Acts, annamd et 1 hye : f-ollowing paragraph is inserted in lieu thereof, "(b) The annual assessment at the rate provided for in the third column of the scale set forth in section seven of " The Diseases in Stock Acts, 1915 to 1931" (being that portion of the combined rate contained in the second column of the said scale which is to be utilised for the purposes of "The Brands Acts, 1915 to 1931," according to the said third col umn) shall be levied on and paid by all owners possessed of not less than twenty-five head of horses and cattle, and shall be paid by them on the first day of January in every year or within one month thereafter." * 57 Vic. No. 10, 8upra, page 3277. t 6 Geo. V. No. 9 and 7 Geo. Y. No. 3, 8upra, pagc 8179. See ALSO PART H., STOCK-ABATTOIRS AGREEMENT AMENDMENT.