Health Act Amendment Act 1956 (WA)

1956.] Health. [No. 17.

HEALTH.

5` Elizabeth II., No. XVII.

No. 17 of 1956.

AN ACT to amend the Health Act, 1911-1955.

[Assented to 26th October, 1956.]

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 Health Act and citation.

Amendment Act, 1956.

(2) In this Act the Health Act, 1911-1955,

Vol. 3 of the

Act No. 34 of 1911, as reprinted with amendments

Reprinted Acts, 1950.

to and including Act No. 71 of 1948, incorporated

Approved for

reprint,

pursuant to the provisions of the Amendments

17th March,

Incorporation Act, 1938, and as further amended

1949.

No. 17.] Health. [1956.

by Acts Nos. 25 of 1950, 11 and 25 of 1952, 34,

45 and 73 of 1954, and 29 of 1955,

is referred to as the principal Act.

(3) The principal Act as amended by this Act

may be cited as the Health Act, 1911-1956.

3. 324

repealed and	2. Section three hundred and twenty-four of the 324. (1) Every local authority may subsidise any district nursing system, infant health centre or hospital, public or private, for the reception of the sick generally.
re-enacted

as amended.

principal Act is repealed and re-enacted amended as

follows:—

(2) Every local authority

(a)	may provide, establish and maintain; and
(b)	may grant financial aid towards the establishment and maintenance of;

any scheme or any institution or centre, whether residential or otherwise, for the care of the aged.