Justices (Summary Offences) Amendment Act 1979 (NSW)

JUSTICES ( S U M M A R Y O F F E N C E S ) A M E N D M E N T

A C T , 1979 , N o . 70

ANNO VICESIMO OCTAVO

ELIZABETHE II REGINE

Act N o . 7 0 , 1979 .

An Act to amend section 13 of the Justices Act, 1902, consequentially upon the enactment of the Summary Offences (Repeal) Act, 1979. [Assented to, 11th May, 1979.]

BE it enacted by the Queen's Most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council and Legislative Assembly of New South Wales in Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows :—

1. This Act may be cited as the "Justices (Summary Offences)

Amendment Act, 1979".

2 .       (1) This section and section 1 shall commence on the date

of assent to this Act.

(2) Except as provided in subsection ( 1 ) , this Act shall commence on the day appointed and notified under section 2 (2) of the Intoxicated Persons Act, 1979.

3 . The Justices Act, 1902, is amended by omitting from

section 1 3 ( 1 ) the following words :—

"enacted :

Provided further, that nothing in this Part shall abridge or prejudice the powers of any Justice, authorised by the Governor for that purpose in the Government Gazette, to hear and determine offences under section 6 of the Summary Offences Act, 1970."

and by inserting instead the word "enacted.".