Health Act Amendment Act 1966 (WA)

1966.] Health. [No. 35.

HEALTH.

No. 35 of 1966.

AN ACT to amend the Health Act, 1911-1965.

[Assented to 31st October, 1966.]

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 Health Act Short title and citation.

Amendment Act, 1966.

Reprintedas approved

print,

(2) In this Act the Health Act, 1911-1965, is fists ne,

referred to as the principal Act. 1966.

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

be cited as the Health Act, 1911-1966.

Commence-

2. This Act shall come into operation on a date ment.

to be fixed by proclamation.

No. 35.] Health. [ 1966.

S. 107A

added. 3. The principal Act is amended by adding

after section one hundred and seven, the following

section-

Articles for

use in	107A. Any person who manufactures, sells or
construction

or operation

offers for sale an article designed for use in the

of sewers,

construction or operation of any sewer, drain,

etc. to be of

prescribed

sanitary convenience or receptacle for drainage,

standard.

commits an offence if the article is not of the

prescribed standard and construction. .

S. 134 4.

Section one hundred and thirty-four of the principal Act is amended by substituting for the word, "sewerage" in line four of paragraph (la), the word, "sewage".

amended.

S. 186

amended. 5. Section one hundred and eighty-six of the

principal Act is amended

(a) by adding immediately after the section number, "186.", the subsection designation, "(1)"; and

(b) by adding the following subsections

(2) The Governor may by proclama-

tion

(a)	amend the Second Schedule to this Act by deleting therefrom any of the trades specified therein; or
(b)	declare that any process or class of trade within any trade that is an offensive trade for the pur- poses of this Division, is a process or class of trade to which the provisions of this Division, other than section one hundred and ninety-four, do not apply.

(3) A proclamation made under sub- section (1) or subsection (2) of this section, whether before or after the com- mencement of this subsection, may be cancelled or from time to time varied by

a subsequent proclamation. .

1966.] Health. [No. 35.

S. 240

6. Section two hundred and forty of the principal amended.

Act is amended

(a)	by substituting for the words, "prescribed districts" in line two of paragraph (18), the words, "any prescribed district or part of a prescribed district"; and
(b)	by substituting for the word, "districts" in line five of paragraph (18), the words, "district or part of a district".

7. Section three hundred and forty-four of the amended,

principal Act is amended by substituting for the word, "forty" in line one of paragraph (1), the words, "two hundred".

S.360

8. Section three hundred and sixty of the prin- amended.

cipal Act is amended by substituting for the word,

"forty" in line six, the words, "two hundred".

S. 361

9. Section three hundred and sixty-one of the repealed

principal Act is repealed and the following section	substituted.
and section
substituted-
Maximum

361. The maximum pecuniary penalty for an pecuniary

offence against this Act or against any regula-	penalty.
tion or by-law in force under this Act is the sum of two hundred dollars, unless a greater sum is
"Prescribed"
prescribed as the maximum pecuniary penalty	Cf. S. 3.
for the offence in which case the greater sum is the maximum pecuniary penalty for that offence. .

10. Section three hundred and sixty-one A of the ?.:,Ad.

principal Act is repealed.