Impounding Law Amendment Act of 1881 No 25a (NSW)

No. XIII.

An Act to amend in certain particulars the Impounding- Act 29th Victoria No. 2.

[16th December, 1881.]

of any A c t n o w or hereafter to be in force have power to impound any animals found straying wandering or at large in any such street square road or lane or when found trespassing in or on any such reserve park or land

WH E R E A S it is expedient to amend the Impounding A c t twenty-Councils may be empowered to exercise the powers of impounding ninth Victoria number two to the intent that Munic ipa l

with the liabilities and obligations thereto incident authorized and imposed b y the statute law relating to Impounding Be it therefore enacted by the Queen's Mos t Excel lent Majesty b y and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Counci l and Legislative Assembly of

N e w South Wales in Parliament assembled and b y the authority of the

same as follows : —

1. This A c t may be cited for all purposes as the " Impound ing

L a w Amendmen t A c t of 1 8 8 1 . "

2. After the passing of this A c t the Council of every Munic i ­

pality and the Municipal Counci l of Sydney shall in respect of any

street square road lane reserve park or land of whatever kind vested in

or under the control and management of any such Council b y virtue

land enclosed b y a sufficient fence as if such Council were the occupant thereof within the meaning of the Impounding A c t s twenty-ninth Victor ia number two and forty-second Victoria number twenty-three and the powers of sale and other powers exercisable under the said Impounding Acts shall apply to all animals impounded under this A c t Provided that every liability and obligation imposed upon an occupant

b y any A c t relating to impounding shall in corresponding cases be
applicable and attach to every such Council and to the revenues thereof.
3. The rates of damage for trespass specified in the second
co lumn of the First Schedule to the " Impounding A c t of 1 8 6 5 " in
respect of the animals described in the first co lumn of that Schedule
and the mileage rates for driving or taking animals to pound specified
in the Second Schedule to the said A c t shall subject to the same
increased rates and charges as are provided b y the said A c t for repeated

trespass be the damage and driving rates respectively chargeable in

respect o f animals impounded b y any Council under this A c t .
1. No th ing in this A c t shall affect or prejudice any Munic ipa l by-law duly made approved and published under which any penalty is or shall be imposed upon the owners or persons in charge of animals found at large straying or otherwise in contravention o f any such by- law.
5. Every such Counci l as aforesaid shall have power to appoint under their corporate seal an officer of such Council to impound animals under this A c t and to exercise all powers vested in occupants and to perform and be liable in respect of all duties imposed on impounders

b y the law in force relating to impounding.