Justices Act 1902 Consumer Protection (Short Description of Offences) Amendment Regulation 1997 (1997-426) [GG No 95 of 29.8.1997, p 6664] (NSW)

1997 No 426

New South Wales

Consumer Protection (Short

Description of Offences) Amendment

Regulation 1997

under the

Justices Act 1902

His Excellency the Lieutenant-Governor, with the advice of the Executive Council, has made the following Regulation under the Justices Act 1902.

J W SHAW MLC

Attorney General

Explanatory note

This Regulation amends the Consumer Protection (Short Description of

Offences) Regulation 1993 by omitting matter relating to offences under the Trade Measurement Act 1989 and regulations under that Act. The matter

being omitted has been superseded by a regulation under the Trade

Measurement Administration Act 1989.

legislation under the Subordinate Legislation Act 1989.

This Regulation is made under the Justices Act 1902, including section 154

(the general regulation-making power).

Published in Gazette No 95 of 29 August 1997, page 6664 Page 1

1997 No 426

Clause 1 Consumer Protection (Short Description of Offences) Amendment Regulation 1997

Consumer Protection (Short Description of

Offences) Amendment Regulation 1997

1 Name of Regulation

This Regulation is the Consumer Protection (Short Description of

Offences) Amendment Regulation 1997.

2 Commencement

This Regulation commences on 1 September 1997.

3 Amendment of Consumer Protection (Short Description of Offences) Regulation 1993

The Consumer Protection (Short Description of Offences)

Regulation 1993 is amended as set out in Schedule 1 .

4 Transitional

(1 )	This clause applies to any document (being an information, complaint, summons, warrant, notice, order or other document that relates to an offence alleged to have been committed before the amendment of the Consumer Protection (Short Description of
Offences) Regulation 1993 by this Regulation), and so applies
whether the document was issued, given or made before or after that amendment.
(2)	The amendment of the Consumer Protection (Short Description
of Offences) Regulation 1993 does not affect the validity of any
document to which this clause applies in which an expression that was prescribed by that Regulation, as in force immediately before the amendment, is used.

5 Notes

The explanatory note does not form part of this Regulation.

1997 No 426

Consumer Protection (Short Description of Offences) Amendment Regulation 1997

Amendments	Schedule 1
Schedule 1	Amendments

(Clause 3)

[1]       Clause 3 Short description of offences

Omit “, the Trade Measurement Act 1989” from clause 3 (3).

[2]        Schedule 1

Omit the matter relating to Offences under the Trade Measurement
Act 1989, Offences under the Trade Measurement (Weighbridges)

Regulations 1991, Offences under the Trade Measurement

(Miscellaneous) Regulations 1991 and Offences under the Trade
Measurement (Measuring Instruments) Regulations 1991.