Government Stock Saleyards Act 1941 (WA)
GOVERNMENT STOCK SALEYARDS.
5° GEO. VI., No. NV.
No. 15 of 1941.
AN ACT relating to the establishment, control and management of stock saleyards owned and con- ducted by the Crown.
[Assented to 7th November, 1941.]
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
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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 Government Stock Saleyards Act, 1941.
| Saving pro- | 2. |
The provisions of the Sales by Auction Act, 1937 the contrary contained in this Act, and this Act shall not be deemed to authorise the making of any regulation which may be inconsistent with or repugnant to any of the provisions of the Sales by Auction Act, 1937, afore- said.
vision as to
| Sales by | (No. 43 of 1937), shall apply, notwithstanding anything to |
| Auction Act, | |
| 1937. | |
| Interpreta- |
| tion. | 3. | In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires- " Controller" means the officer appointed under this Act to control saleyards to which this Act ap- |
plies;
"Minister" means the Minister of the Crown from time to time charged with the administration of this Act;
"Officer" means an officer appointed under this Act
and includes the Controller ;
"Saleyard" means a place conducted by the Crown (including a reserve) where stock are held pending or for the purpose of sale;
"Stock" means all classes of livestock.
Administra-
Subject to the Minister, this Act shall be adminis- tered by the Controller.
| tion. | 4. |
Appointment
The Governor shall appoint a Controller of Sale- yards, and may appoint such other officers, inspectors, and persons as may be necessary to carry out the pro- visions of this Act.
| of Controller | 5. |
and other
officers.
Provided that, until the Governor shall determine otherwise, the person holding office for the time being or from time to time as Controller of Abattoirs under the provisions of the Abattoirs Act, 1909-1931, shall be the Controller under and for the purposes of this Act.
Establishment
| of saleyards. | 6. (1) All saleyards established and conducted by the |
Crown prior to the commencement of this Act shall be
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deemed to have been lawfully so established to the same extent as if this Act had been in force, and the said sale- yards had been established in accordance with the pro- visions of this Act.
(2) The Minister may, with the approval of the Gov- ernor, from time to time establish saleyards as adjuncts of or in connection with abattoirs established and con- ducted as Government Abattoirs under the provisions of the Abattoirs Act, 1909-1931.
| Crown shall be maintained and controlled subject to the this Act. | 7. (1) All saleyards hitherto established by the gent t |
provisions of this Act.
(2) All saleyards hereafter established by the Minister under the authority of this Act shall be maintained and controlled subject to the provisions of this Act.
(3) The Minister shall in every year cause a full and true balance sheet and a profit and loss account of each saleyard to be compiled and submitted to the Auditor General for audit. Copies of each such balance sheet and profit and loss account shall be laid before both Houses of Parliament on or before the thirtieth day of September in each year, if then sitting, or at the 'next ensuing session thereof.
8. The Governor may make regulations in relation to Regulation..
any of the following matters, namely
(a) the appointment, powers, and duties of officers; (b) the use, control, and management of saleyards ; (c) the sustenance, treatment, and management of
stock within the saleyard before sale and
prior to removal after sale;
(d) the cleansing and disinfection of saleyards, and of all machinery, apparatus, works, and things used in connection with saleyards ;
(e) the removal and disposal of waste matter and
filth from saleyards ;
| (f) | the records to be kept and the reports or returns to be made by persons in charge of saleyards ; |
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| (g) | the imposition and collection of fees, charges, |
rents and tolls for the use of saleyards;
| (h) | the admission to and removal from saleyards of persons frequenting saleyards and the con- duct of persons in saleyards ; and |
(i) all other things necessary or convenient to be
prescribed for carrying this Act into effect.
| Offences. | 9. Any person who- |
| (a) | resists or obstructs an officer in the course of his |
duty; or
(b) refuses to give information or gives false infor- mation in answer to any inquiry made by an officer in the course of his duty; or
| (c) | refuses or neglects to obey the written order of |
an officer ; or
(d) refuses or neglects to keep any prescribed record, or make any prescribed report, or to produce the same, on demand, when required so to do by an officer, or makes any false entry in any such record or report; or
(e) refuses or neglects to give any prescribed
notice
shall be guilty of an offence against this Act.
The Governor 10. (1) The Governor may by regulation prohibit themay prohibit
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(2) Any person who, within the metropolitan abattoirs district or the goldfields abattoirs district aforesaid sells stock in any saleyard other than in a saleyard to which this Act applies in contravention of any such regu- lation shall be guilty of an offence against this Act.
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(3) This section shall not apply to the sale of dairy cattle or horses.
| 11. Any person guilty of an offence against this Act or of a breach or offence against any regulation made under this Act shall be liable on summary conviction to a penalty not exceeding fifty pounds. | Penalties |
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