Government Railways (Amendment) Act 1943 (NSW)

GOVERNMENT RAILWAYS (AMENDMENT)

ACT.

Act No. 43, 1943.

An Act to make further provision for and with respect to the publication of certain by-laws under the Government Railways Act, 1912-

1943; for this purpose to amend the said

Act; and for purposes connected therewith.

[Assented to, 21st December, 1943.]

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

1 . (1) This Act may be cited as the "Government

Railways (Amendment) Act, 1943."

(2) The Government Railways Act, 1912, as amended by subsequent Acts and by this Act, may be cited as the Government Railways Acts, 1912-194-3.

particular

2 . The Government Railways Act, 1912-1943, is

amended—

(a) by inserting at the end of section sixty-four the following new subsection:—

(2) A by-law made in relation to any of the matters referred to in subsection one of this section may adopt and incorporate by reference a handbook, pamphlet or other document issued by the Commissioner, setting out in detail the

par t i cu la r ma t t e r s which a re regulated, pre­ scribed, fixed or otherwise deal t with by such by-law.

(b) by inserting at the end of section sixty-five the following new subsection:—

(2) I n the case of a by-law which adopts and incorpora tes by reference a handbook, pamphle t or other document issued by the Commissioner the provisions of subsection one of this section shall extend to and in respect of such by-law with the following modifications :—

(a)

it shall not be necessary to publish such handbook, pamphlet or other document in the Gazet te ;

(b)

a copy of such handbook, pamphlet or other document shall be laid before both Houses of Par l iament , together with the by-law in which it is adopted and incor­ pora ted by reference, and the provisions of p a r a g r a p h (iii) of subsection one of this section shall extend to and in respect of such handbook, pamphle t or o ther document or any p a r t thereof in all respects as if the same had been set out at length in the by-law. as p a r t

thereof.

(c)	by inserting at the end of section sixty-seven the following new subsection:—
(3) I n the case of a by-law which adopts and incorpora tes by reference a handbook, pamphle t or other document issued by the Commissioner, the contents of such handbook, pamphle t or o ther document may be proved in any court by
production of a copy thereof verified unde r the seal of the Commissioner.

The Commissioner shall supply a copy so verified on payment of the prescr ibed fee.

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