Electoral Act Amendment Act (No. 2) 1970 (WA)

1970.] Electoral (No. 2). [No. 94.

ELECTORAL (No. 2).

No. 94 of 1970.

AN ACT to amend the Electoral Act, 1907-1970.

[Assented to 30th November, 1970.]

BE it enacted by the Queen's Most ExcellentMajesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council and the Legislative Assembly of Western Australia, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:—

Short title

1. (1) This Act may be cited as the Electoral and citation.

Act Amendment Act (No. 2), 1970.

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(2) In this Act the Electoral Act, 1907-1970, is Reprinted Acts

referred to as the principal Act.

approved for

reprint 9th

February,

1965, as

(3) The principal Act as amended by this Act may amended by Acts Nos. 33

be cited as the Electoral Act, 1907-1970. of 1967 and 28 of 1970.

No. 94.] Electoral (No. 2). [1970.

Commence-	2.	This Act shall come into operation on a date
ment.

to be fixed by proclamation.

Amendment

to s. 17.	3.	Subsection (1) of section 17 of the principal
(Qualifica-

tion of	Act is amended by substituting for the word
electors.)	"twenty-one" in line two the word "eighteen".
Amendment

to s. 44.	4.	Subsection (4) of section 44 of the principal
(Essential

particulars.)

Act is amended by substituting for the word

"twenty-one" in the last line the word "eighteen".

Amendment

to s. 56.	5.	Section 56 of the principal Act is amended by
(Registrar

General to	substituting for the word "twenty-one" in line four
furnish
monthly	of paragraph (a) and of paragraph (b) respectively,
lists.)	the word "eighteen".
Amendment
to s. 57.

(Director of 6. Subsection (1) of section 57 of the principal

Mental	Act is amended by substituting for the word
Health

furnish

Services to "twenty-one" in line six the word "eighteen".

quarterly

lists.)

Amendment

to s. 119. 7. Paragraph (e) of subsection (2) of section 119

(Questions

to be put	of the principal Act is amended by substituting for
to voters.)	the figures "21" the word "eighteen".