Fire Brigades Act Amendment Act 1972 (WA)

WESTERN AUSTRALIA.

FIRE BRIGADES.

No. 107 of 1972.

AN ACT to amend the Fire Brigades Act, 1942-1971.

[Assented to 6th December, 1972.]

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:—

1. (1) This Act may be cited as the Fire	and
Short title

Brigades Act Amendment Act, 1972. citation.

(2) In this Act the Fire Brigades Act, 1942-1971	Reprinted
as approved

is referred to as the principal Act.	for reprint
16th Febru-
ary, 1972.

(3) The principal Act as amended by this Act may

be cited as the Fire Brigades Act, 1942-1972.

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

to be fixed by proclamation.

Repeal of	3.	Section 32 of the principal Act is hereby
section 32.
Chief

(Deputy	repealed.
Officer.)
Amendment

to section	4.	Section 37 of the principal Act is amended
37.

(Contribu-

by repealing and re-enacting subsection (2) as (2) The Treasurer of Western Australia shall contribute sixteen per centum, the local authorities twenty per centum and the insur- ance companies sixty-four per centum, of the amount of the estimated expenditure for the year ending the thirtieth day of June, one thousand nine hundred and seventy-three, and the Treasurer of Western Australia shall con- tribute twelve and one-half per centum, the local authorities twelve and one-half per centum and the insurance companies seventy- five per centum, of the amount of the estimated expenditure for the year ending the thirtieth day of June, one thousand nine hundred and seventy-four, and each year ending the thirtieth day of June thereafter. .

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