Gold Buyers Act Amendment Act 1948 (WA)

No. 83.] Gold Buyers. [1948.

GOLD BUYERS.

12° and 13° GEo. VI., No. LXXXIII.

No. 83 of 1948.

AN ACT to amend the Gold Buyers Act, 1921.

[Assented to 26th January, 1949.]

BE it enacted by the King's Most Excellent Majesty,by and with the advice and consent of the Legis- lative Council and Legislative Assembly of Western Australia, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:—

Short title.	1. This Act may be cited as the Gold Buyers Act Amendment Act, 1948, and shall be read as one with the Gold Buyers Act, 1921 (No. 28 of 1921). hereinafter referred to as the principal Act.
Citation of

the principal	2. The principal Act, as amended by this Act, may
.1,ct as

:imended by	be cited as the Gold Buyers Act, 1921-1948.
this Act.

s. 3. Amendment of 3. Section three of the principal Act is amended by

(a)

deleting from line six of the definition "Gold

matter" the words "also rich specimens of";

(b)

inserting after the word "Act" in line two of the definition "Prescribed" a definition as follows :-

"Sell" includes exchange, pledge, mortgage

and deal in.

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Amendment of

4. Section five of the-principal Act is amended by s. 5.

(a) inserting after the word "gold" in paragraph

(2), line one, the words "or gold matter";

(b) deleting paragraph (6).

5. Section seven of the principal Act is amended by :itirdnier at

inserting the words "or gold matter" after the word

"gold" in lines six, eleven and seventeen.

6. Section seventeen of the principal Act is amended Amendment of s. 17.

by inserting the words "or gold matter" after the word

-` old" in subsection (1), paragraph (b), line six.

7. Section eighteen of the principal Act is amended Amendment of s. 18.

1w adding subsection as follows:

(3) Any person who acts in contravention of or Penalty.

fails to comply with any of the provisions of this

section commits an offence:

Penalty—One hundred pounds.

Amendment of

8. Section twenty-two of the principal Act is amended on 22.

by adding a subsection as follows:

(4) Any person who acts in contravention of or Penalty.

fails to comply with any of the provisions of this

section commits an offence:

Penalty—One hundred pounds.

9. Section twenty-three of the principal Act is sA.11g.dminitof

amended by inserting the words "or gold matter" after

the word "gold" in subsection (5), line three.

or

10. Section twenty-four of the principal Act is AmOndme s. 21.

amended by

(a) inserting the words "or gold matter" after the

word "gold" in line two;

(b) adding after the word "business" in line three

the following-

Penalty—One hundred pounds, or im- Penalty.

prisonment for a term of six months.

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Amendment of

s. 23. 11. Section twenty-six of the principal Act is amended by inserting the words "or gold matter" after the word "gold" in

(a)	subsection (1), lines five and eight;
(b)	subsection (2), paragraph (c), line one;
(c)	subsection (2), paragraph (d), line one.

Amendment of

s. 27. 12. Section twenty-seven. of the principal Act is

amended by

(a) inserting the words "or wrought gold" after

the word "gold" in-

(i) subsection (1), lines four, six and

seven ;

(ii)    subsection (2), line two, where the word

"gold" appears thirdly;

(h) deleting from subsection two the word "gold"

appearing secondly in line two.

Amendment of

s. 29. 13. Section twenty-nine of the principal Act is amended by adding after the word "Act" in subsection (14), line six, the following:-

Penalty—One hundred pounds or imprisonment

for a term of six months.

Amendment of 14. Section thirty-two of the principal Act is amended

s. 32.

by

(a)	substituting for the word "ore" appearing firstly and secondly in line two the word "matter";
(b)	substituting for the words "the premises of any holder of any license under the Licensing Act, 1911." in lines three and four, the words "any premises in respect of which is held any license under the provisions of the Licens- ing Act, 1911.-1946i

Penalty. Penalty—One hundred pounds or imprison-

ment for a term of six months."

Amendment of	15. Section thirty-three of the principal Act is
s. 33.

amended by

(a) deleting the words "of gold" in subsection (1),

line two;

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(b) inserting the words "or gold matter" after the

word "gold" in subsection (1), line three;

(c) adding a subsection as follows:—

(4) Any person who acts in contraven- Offence

tion of or fails to comply with any of the provisions of this section shall be guilty of an offence and on conviction of such an offence

(a) he shall be liable to a fne not Penalty.

exceeding one hundred pounds or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months;

(b) any such appliance as is referred Forfeiture of appliance

to in this section and which is involved in the commission of the offence shall by force of this paragraph be forfeited to the Treasurer to be destroyed or otherwise disposed of in such manner as the Treasurer shall direct.

16. Section thirty-five of the principal Act is `stement of

amended by

(a)	inserting the words "gold matter or wrought gold" after the word "gold" in lines one and two;
(b)	adding after the word "Act" in line four, the

following:—

Penalty—One hundred pounds. Penalty.

17. Section thirty-six of the principal Act is amended tmondment of

by inserting the words, "or gold matter" after the word a. 36.

"gold" appearing—.

(i) in line one; (ii) in line two;

(iii)    firstly and secondly in line three;

(iv) hi line five;

(v)    secondly in line seven;

(vi) in line eight.

18. Section thirty-seven of the principal Act is Amendment of a. 87.

amended by

(a) inserting the words "or gold matter" after the

word "gold" firstly appearing in line two;

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(b) adding after the word "Act" in line seven the

following:—

Penal*.

Penalty—One hundred pounds.

Amendment of

S.	19. Section thirty-eight of the principal Act is amended by inserting after the word "gold" firstly appearing in line two the words "or gold matter."
Amendment of
s. 39.	20. Section thirty-nine of the principal Act is amended by inserting the words ", gold matter or wrought gold" after the word "gold" in line two.
Amendment of

Section forty of the principal Act is amended by adding after the word "Act" Milne ten the following:-

s. 40. 21.

Penalty.	Penalty—One hundred pounds.
Amendment of

Section forty-one of the principal Act is amended

by inserting the words "or gold matter" after the word

"gold" wherever it appears.

s. 41. 22.

Amendment of

44.           23. Section forty-four, subsection (3) of the principal Act is amended by

(a)	inserting the words ", gold matter or wrought gold" after the word "gold" wherever it appears;
(b)	deleting the word "Colonial" in line six;
(c)	adding after the word "Revenue" in line seven

the word "Fund".

Men:1117En t of

s. 48. 24. Section forty-eight of the principal Act is amended by inserting the words ", gold matter or wrought gold" after the word "gold" wherever it appears.

21 fluent of 25. Section fifty-two, subsection (1) of the principal Act is amended by deleting the words

(a)	"or gold ore" in line six;
(b)	"gold ore," in lines thirteen and fourteen.

Amendment of

a. 53. 26. Section fifty-three of the principal Act is amended by inserting the words ", gold matter or wrought gold" after the word -"gold" in line one.