Local Government Act Amendment Act 1969 (Qld)

155 Q uuuxtz iaxtbr ANNO OCTODECIMO ELIZABETHAE SECUNDAE REGINAE No. 25 of 1969 An Act to Amend the Local Government Act 1936-1968 in certain particulars [ASSENTED TO 18TH DECEMBER, 1969] BE IT ENACTED by the Queen's Most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Assembly of Queensland in Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:- 1. Short title and citation . (1) This Act may be cited as the Local Government Act Amendment Act 1969. (2) The Local Government Act 1936-1968 is in this Act referred to as the Principal Act. (3) The Principal Act as amended by this Act may be cited as the Local Government Act 1936-1969.

156 Local Government Act Amendment Act 1969, No. 25 2. Amendment of s. 4 ( 2)-General power to make regulations. Section 4 of the Principal Act is amended by inserting in subsection (2), after subparagraph (k) of paragraph (i), the following subparagraph "; (1) Regulating and controlling the establishment, keeping and closure of the undertaking extension, renewal and improvement fund and ensuring the proper and efficient use of that fund for the purpose for which it is established." 3. Amendment of s. 6-Constitution of Local Authorities. Section 6 of the Principal Act is amended by adding at the end thereof the following subsections:- " (3) The Local Authority of an Area shall be called the " Council of the (insert City, Town or Shire according as the Area is a City, Town or Shire) of (insert name for the time being assigned to the Area). (4) In the case of a Local Authority in existence at the commencement of the Local Government Act Amendment Act 1969 the name by which it is called pursuant to subsection (3) of this section shall be deemed to be the name last assigned to the Local Authority.". 4. Amendment of s. 7-Triennial Election . Section 7 of the Principal Act is amended by omitting paragraph (ii) of subsection (8) and inserting in its stead the following paragraph:- " (ii) A triennial election of the chairman and members shall be held on the first Saturday in April, one thousand nine hundred and seventy, and thereafter in every third year on the last Saturday in March: Provided that if in the year of any triennial election (excepting the year one thousand nine hundred and seventy) the Saturday next following Good Friday falls on the last Saturday in the month of March, such election shall be held on the first Saturday in the month of April in that year.". 5. Amendment of s. 20-Joint Local Authority. Section 20 of the Principal Act is amended by inserting in subsection (7), after the first paragraph, the following paragraphs:- " Notwithstanding the provisions of the first paragraph of this subsection, where the Governor in Council is so requested by all the Local Authorities by the union of which a Joint Local Authority was or is to be constituted, he may, by the Order in Council constituting such Joint Local Authority or by a subsequent Order in Council altering or varying the constitution or functions or Area thereof, direct that, at each election of the president of the Board of such Joint Local Authority pursuant to the first paragraph of this subsection, such president shall be elected from amongst members who are the representatives on the Board of a particular Local Authority or group of Local Authorities named in the Order in Council. The Governor in Council may, upon the request of any one of the Local Authorities that constitute the Joint Local Authority, by Order in Council, rescind any such direction and thereupon the provisions of the first paragraph of this subsection shall apply to the election of the president of the Board of the Joint Local Authority in question.".

Local Government Act Amendment Act 1969 , No. 25 157 6. Amendment of s. 21 (9)-Charges and fees. (1) Section 21 of the Principal Act is amended by omitting from subsection (9) the words " in each year fix ". (2) The amount of any charge or fee fixed under and for the purposes of subsection (9) of section 21 of the Principal Act by a Local Authority by resolution in respect of the year ending on the thirtieth day of June one thousand nine hundred and seventy and in force immediately before the commencement of this Act shall on and from that commencement be deemed to be the amount of that charge or fee fixed by the Local Authority by resolution without limitation in time for the purposes of subsection (9) of section 21 of the Local Government Act 1936-1969 and shall continue to be the amount of that charge or fee under the said subsection until rescinded by the Local Authority by resolution or the Local Authority fixes that amount by resolution applying without limitation in time. 7. Amendment of s. 23 ( 10)-Undertaking funds. Section 23 of the Principal Act is amended by inserting in paragraph (ii) of subsection (10), after subparagraph ( g), the following subparagraph:- "; (h) In the discretion of the Local Authority, but subject to the regulations , the transfer of moneys to an " undertaking extension , renewai and improvement fund " for the purpose of equalising the cost of carrying out extensions , renewals and improvements of the undertaking against each year". 8. Amendment of s. 26-Rate Books. (1) Section 26 of the Principal Act is amended by omitting from subsection (7) the words " in each year " and inserting in their stead the words " for the time being ". (2) The amount of any fee fixed under and for the purposes of subsection (7) of section 26 of the Principal Act by a Local Authority by resolution in respect of the year ending on the thirtieth day of June one thousand nine hundred and seventy and in force immediately before the commencement of this Act shall on and from that commencement be deemed to be the amount of that fee fixed by the Local Authority by resolution without limitation in time for the purposes of subsection (7) of section 26 of the Local Government Act 1936-1969 and shall continue to be the amount of that fee under the said subsection until rescinded by the Local Authority by resolution or the Local Authority fixes that amount by resolution applying without limitation in time. 9. Amendment of s. 27 (1)-Levy of rate on owner . Section 27 of the Principal Act is amended by inserting in subparagraph (b) of paragraph (i) of subsection (1) after the words " yearly or half-yearly " the words " or in the case of water charges that are based on the quantity of water supplied during any period as ascertained by periodic measurement, at those intervals or at any other periodic intervals ". 10. Amendment of s. 29-Accounts and Audit . (1) Section 29 of the Principal Act is amended by omitting from paragraph (iv) of subsection (3) the words "in each year" and inserting in their stead the words " for the time being ".

158 Local Government Act Amendment Act 1969, No. 25 (2) The amount of any sum fixed under and for the purposes of paragraph (iv) of subsection (3) of section 29 of the Principal Act by a Local Authority by resolution in respect of the year ending on the thirtieth day of June one thousand nine hundred and seventy and in force immediately before the commencement of this Act shall on and from that commencement be deemed to be the amount of that sum fixed by the Local Authority by resolution without limitation in time for the purposes of paragraph (iv) of subsection (3) of section 29 of the Local Government Act 1936-1969 and shall continue to be the amount of that sum under the said paragraph until rescinded by the Local Authority by resolution or the Local Authority fixes that amount by resolution applying without limitation in time. 11. Amendment of s. 30-Local Authority charged with the exercise and performance of functions of local government . Section 30 of the Principal Act is amended by inserting, after the words " landing places " at the end of the subparagraph beginning with the words " Roads, bridges, tunnels ", the words ", forestry operations ". 12. Amendment of s. 31- Provisions as to by-laws. (1) Section 31 of the Principal Act is amended- (a) by omitting from provision (9) the words " fifty pounds " and inserting in their stead the words " two hundred dollars "; and (b) by omitting from provision (9) the words " five pounds per day " and inserting in their stead the words " twenty dollars per day "; (c) by, in provision (27)- (A) renumbering the first paragraph as paragraph (i); and (B) omitting the second and third paragraphs being the paragraphs the marginal notes of which are respectively " Publication of notice of proposed by-law " and " To be approved by the Governor in Council " and inserting in their stead the following paragraphs:- " (ii) After the passing of a resolution making a by-law, the Local Authority shall deposit in the public office of the Local Authority and thereafter keep open for inspection thereat a copy of the by-law until after the expiration of the date specified, in accordance with subparagraph (b) of paragraph (iii) of this provision, in the notice published as prescribed by that paragraph. (iii) After the copy of the by-law has been deposited in the public office of the Local Authority in accordance with paragraph (ii) of this provision, the Local Authority shall by advertisement publish a notice at least once in a newspaper and, in the case of a by-law specified in clauses (i) and (ii) of subparagraph (b) of this paragraph, the Gazette, giving notice- (a) of the general purport of the by-law; (b) that a copy of the by-law has been deposited in the public office of the Local Authority and is open to the inspection of any person at that office up to and including a date specified in the notice being a date that- (i) in the case of a by-law to implement a town planning scheme and to provide for, regulate and control the administration and execution of such scheme or in the case of a by-law to implement and to provide for, regulate and control the administration and execution of amendments of a town planning scheme determined by the Local Authority to be required upon any review made pursuant to subsection (4) of section 33

Local Government Act Amendment Act 1969, No. 25 159 of this Act, is not earlier than ninety days after the date of the publication of the notice in the Gazette or newspaper whichever last occurred or, where the notice is published in the Gazette and in a newspaper more than once, not less than ninety days after the date of the first publication of the notice in the Gazette or newspaper whichever last occurred; (ii) in the case of a by-law to implement and to provide for, regulate and control the administration and execution of amendments of a town planning scheme (other than such a by-law to which clause (i) of this subparagraph (b) relates) is not earlier than thirty days after the date of the publication of the notice in the Gazette or newspaper whichever last occurred or, where the notice is published in the Gazette and in a newspaper more than once , not less than thirty days after the date of the first publication of the notice in the Gazette or newspaper whichever last occurred; (iii) in any other case , is not earlier than twenty - one days after the date of the publication of the notice in a newspaper or, where the notice is so published more than once, after the date of the first publication thereof; (c) that a copy of the by-law may be procured from the Local Authority on or before the date specified in the notice in accordance with subparagraph ( b) of this paragraph upon payment of such sum as the Local Authority may fix by resolution but not exceeding the cost of printing or otherwise reproducing the copy which sum shall be specified in the notice; and (d) that objections to the making of the by-law may be lodged with the clerk on or before the date specified in the notice in accordance with subparagraph (b) of this paragraph, and that any such objection shall be in writing, be addressed to the clerk and set out the grounds of objection and the facts and circumstances relied on by the objector in support of those grounds. (iv) The copy of the by-law deposited in accordance with the requirements of paragraph (ii) of this provision shall be open to the inspection of any person without charge at the public office of the Local Authority up to and including the date specified in the notice in accordance with the requirements of subparagraph (b) of paragraph (iii) of this provision at all times during which the public office is usually open for the conduct of business. (v) Any person may. at any time before the expiration of the day of the date specified in the notice published in accordance with the requirements of paragraph (iii) of this provision on or before which a copy of the by-law may be procured, request the Local Authority to furnish him with a copy of the by-law on payment of the sum specified in the said notice and the Local Authority shall cause the copy so requested by any person to be sent by post to that person forthwith on the receipt of the request

160 Local Government Act Amendment Act 1969, No. 25 by the Local Authority except where the request is made personally by or on behalf of the person so requesting and a copy of the by-law has been, then and there, delivered to that person or, as the case may be, to the person making the request on his behalf. (vi) Before confirming a resolution making a by-law, the Local Authority shall consider each and every objection to the making of the by-law made and lodged with the clerk in accordance with the requirements of the notice published as prescribed by paragraph (iii) of this provision. No resolution making a by-law shall be confirmed by the Local Authority until after the expiration of the day of the date specified in the notice published in accordance with the requirements of paragraph (iii) of this provision on or before which objections to the making of the by-law may be lodged with the clerk. (vii) After a by-law has been sealed , it shall be submitted for the approval of the Governor in Council. In the case of a by-law to implement and to provide for, regulate and control the administration and execution of a town planning scheme or such a scheme as amended, it shall be so submitted within ninety days, or if the Minister who is hereby thereunto authorised allows a longer period, the period allowed by the Minister after the date specified in the notice published in accordance with paragraph (iii) of this provision on or before which objections to the making of the by-law may be lodged with the clerk. (viii) A by-law submitted for the approval of the Governor in Council shall be accompanied by- (a) a copy of each notice published in accordance with paragraph (iii) of this provision with, in the case of publication in a newspaper, the name of the newspaper and the date of publication and, in the case of publication in the Gazette, the date of publication, endorsed thereon; (b) all objections to the making of the by-law duly made and lodged with the clerk; and (c) the representations by the Council in respect of all such objections. (ix) The Governor in Council shall consider every by-law so submitted and all objections and representations accompanying such by-law and may reject the by-law, or may approve of the by-law wholly or in part. The power of the Governor in Council to approve a by-law in part includes power to make all such amendments of the by-law as the Governor in Council, having regard to the by-law and to the objections and representations which accompanied the by-law, deems fit. Where the Governor in Council approves of a by-law, it shall be published in the Gazette and thereupon such by-law shall have the same force and effect as if it were enacted in this Act and shall not be questioned in any proceedings whatsoever.". (2) Where prior to the date of the commencement of the Local Government Act Amendment Act 1969, a Local Authority had commenced to make a by-law under and pursuant to the provisions of provision (27) of section 31 of the Principal Act as in force immediately before that commencement by the passing of a resolution making such by-law, the

Local Government Act Amendment Act 1969, No. 25 161 Local Authority may continue and complete the confirmation and sealing of such by-law under and pursuant to such provisions which for that purpose shall be deemed to have force and effect. 13. Amendment of s. 32-Miscellaneous general powers and duties. Section 32 of the Principal Act is amended- (a) by inserting after subsection (2) the following subsection:- " (2A) A Local Authority the Area whereof is conterminous with the Area of a city, municipality or shire of another State or a Territory of the Commonwealth may, with the approval of the Minister- (a) by agreement with the Council of such city, municipality or shire, as the case may be, extend any work, service or undertaking into the Area of such Council and for that purpose may acquire and hold land in that Area ; (b) contribute towards the carrying out or performance by the Council of such city, municipality or shire, as the case may be, of any work, service or undertaking which may be lawfully carried out or performed by that Council as a function of local government under the laws of the State or Territory in question."; (b) by inserting after subsection (8A) the following subsection:- (8B) The Local Authority may aid- (a) an eligible organisation within the meaning of the AgedPersonsHomesAct1954-1967 of the Commonwealth as amended from time to time in providing and maintaining within its Area a home for aged persons; and (b) the National Fitness Council of Queensland.". 14. Amendment of s. 33-Town Planning . (1) Section 33 of the Principal Act is amended:- (a) by omitting from subsection (3) paragraph (a) thereof and inserting in its stead the following paragraph:- " (a) When a town planning scheme .has been prepared by a Local Authority, and before application is made to the Minister for its approval by the Governor in Council, the Local Authority shall, by advertisement published at least once in the Gazette and in a newspaper, give public notice- (i) of its intention to make the application; (ii) that particulars, including the relevant map or maps of the scheme are open to inspection by any person at the office of the Local Authority on or before the date specified in the advertisement which date shall- (A) be a date not less than ninety days after the date of the publication of the advertisement in the Gazette or newspaper whichever last occurred or, where the advertisement is published in the Gazette and in a newspaper more than once, not less than ninety days after the date of the first publication of the advertisement in the Gazette or newspaper whichever last occurred; (B) in this subsection be called "the last day for the receipt of objections "; 6

162 Local Government Act Amendment Act 1969, No. 25 (iii) that a copy of such particulars , other than the relevant map or maps of the scheme , may be procured from the Local Authority on or before the date specified in the advertisement in that behalf being the date of the last day for the receipt of objections upon payment of such sum as the Local Authority may fix by resolution but not exceeding the cost of printing or otherwise reproducing the copy, which sum shall be specified in the advertisement; and (iv) that objections to the scheme may be lodged with the clerk in pursuance of the provisions of this subsection on or before the date specified in the advertisement in that behalf be::tg the date of the last day for the receipt of objections. The Local Authority shall, at all times during which its office is open for the conduct of public business , keep open to inspection as advertised under this subsection , the scheme , including the relevant map or maps. Any person may at any time before the expiration of the last day for the receipt of objections , request the Local Authority to furnish him with a copy of the particulars of the scheme, other than the relevant map or maps of the scheme , on payment of the sum specified in the notice advertised in accordance with this subsection , and the Local Authority shall cause the copy of such particulars so requested by any person to be sent by post to that person forthwith upon receipt of the request by the Local Authority except where the request is made personally by or on behalf of the person so requesting and a copy of such particulars has been, then and there , delivered to that person , or as the case may be, to the person making the request on his behalf."; (b) by inserting in subsection ( 3) in paragraph ( d) after clause (i) of the second subparagraph of that paragraph , the following clause:- " (iA) a copy of each advertisement published in accordance with paragraph ( a) of this subsection with, in the case of publication in a newspaper the name of the newspaper and the date of publication and, in the case of publication in the Gazette , the date of publication , endorsed thereon; "; (c) by omitting from subsection (5), paragraph ( b) thereof and inserting in its stead the following paragraph:- " (b) Before making any such application the Local Authority shall, by advertisement published at least once in the Gazette and in a newspaper , give public notice- (i) of its intention to make the application; (ii) that particulars , including the relevant map or maps, if any, of the amendments of the scheme for which the Local Authority proposes to apply are open to inspection

Local Government Act Amendment Act 1969 , No. 25 163 by any person at the office of the Local Authority on or before the date specified in the advertisement which date shall- (A) where the advertisement relates to amendments determined by the Local Authority to be required upon any review made pursuant to subsection (4) of this section be a date not less than ninety days after the date of the publication of the advertisement in the Gazette or newspaper whichever last occurred or where the advertisement is published in the Gazette and in a newspaper more than once , not less than ninety days after the date of the first publication of the advertisement in the Gazette or newspaper whichever last occurred; (B) in any other case, be a date not less than thirty days after the date of the publication of the advertisement in the Gazette or newspaper whichever last occurred or where the advertisement is published in the Gazette and in a newspaper more than once , not less than thirty days after the date of the first publication of the advertisement in the Gazette or newspaper whichever last occurred; (C) in this subsection be called " the last day for the receipt of objections "; (iii) that a copy of such particulars, other than the relevant map or maps , if any, may be procured from the Local Authority on or before the date specified in the advertisement in that behalf being the date of the last day for the receipt of objections upon payment of such sum as the Local Authority may fix by resolution but not exceeding the cost of printing or otherwise reproducing the copy, which sum shall be specified in the advertisement; and (iv) that objections to such proposals may be lodged with the clerk on or before the date specified in the advertisement in that behalf being the date of the last day for the receipt of objections. The Local Authority shall, at all times during which its office is open for the conduct of public business, keep open to inspection as advertised under this subsection, particulars, including the relevant map or maps, if any, of any amendments of the scheme for which it proposes to apply. Any person may at any time before the expiration of the last day for the receipt of objections, request the Local Authority to furnish him with a copy of the particulars of the amendments of the scheme for which the Council proposes to apply, other than

164 Local Government Act Amendment Act 1969, No. 25 the relevant map or maps, if any, on payment of the sum specified in the notice advertised in accordance with this subsection, and the Local Authority shall cause the copy of such particulars so requested by any person to be sent by post to that person forthwith upon receipt of the request by the Local Authority except where the request is made personally by or on behalf of the person so requesting and a copy of such particulars has been, then and there, delivered to that person or, as the case may be, to the person making the request on his behalf."; (d) by inserting in subsection ( 5) in paragraph ( e) after clause (i) of the second subparagraph of that paragraph, the following clause: " (iA) a copy of each advertisement published in accordance with paragraph (b) of this subsection with, in the case of publication in a newspaper, the name of the newspaper and the date of publication and, in the case of publication in the Gazette, the date of publication, endorsed thereon;"; (e) by omitting from subsection (6) paragraph (b) thereof and inserting in its stead the following paragraph:- " (b) Before making any such recommendation the Minister shall, by advertisement published at least once in the Gazette and in a newspaper , give public notice- (i) of his intention to make the recommendation; (ii) that particulars , including the relevant map or maps, if any, of the amendments of the scheme which he proposes to recommend are open to inspection by any person at the Department of Local Government on or before the date specified in the advertisement which date shall- (A) be a date not less than thirty days after the date of the publication of the advertisement in the Gazette or newspaper whichever last occurred or, where the advertisement is published in the Gazette and in a newspaper more than once, not less than thirty days after the date of the first publication of the advertisement in the Gazette or newspaper whichever last occurred; (B) in this subsection be called " the last day for the receipt of objections "; (iii) that a copy of such particulars, other than the relevant map or maps, if any, may be procured from the Director of Local Government on or before the date specified in the advertisement in that behalf being the date of the last day for the receipt of objections upon payment of such sum as he may fix not exceeding the cost of printing or otherwise reproducing the copy, which sum shall be specified in the advertisement; and

Local Government Act Amendment Act 1969, No. 25 165 (iv) that objections to such recommendation may be lodged in the Department of Local Government on or before the date specified in the advertisement in that behalf being the date of the last day for the receipt of objections. The Director of Local Government shall, at all times during which his office is open for the conduct of public business, keep open to inspection as advertised under this subsection, particulars, including the relevant map or maps, if any, of any amendments of the Plan which the Minister proposes to recommend. Any person may at any time before the expiration of the last day for the receipt of objections, request the Director of Local Government to furnish him with a copy of the particulars of the amendments of the scheme which the Minister proposes to .recommend, other than the relevant map or maps, if any, on payment of the sum specified in the notice advertised in accordance with this subsection, and the Director of Local Government shall cause the copy of such particulars so requested by any person to be sent by post to that person forthwith upon receipt of the request by him except where the request is made personally by or on behalf of the person so requesting and a copy of such particulars has been, then and there, delivered to that person or, as the case may be, to the person making the request on his behalf.". (2) Where prior to the commencement of the Local Government Act Amendment Act 1969, a Local Authority had commenced to proceed with the preparation, or amendment, of a town planning scheme under and pursuant to the provisions of subsection (3), or subsection (5), as the case may be of section 33 of the Local Government Act 1936-1968 as in force immediately before that commencement by passing a resolution to that effect, the Local Authority may continue and complete the preparation, or amendment, of such scheme under and pursuant to such provisions which for that purpose shall be deemed to have force and effect. 15. Amendment of s. 35 - Classification of Roads. (1) Section 35 of the Principal Act is amended by omitting from paragraph (iv) of subsection (22) the words " in each year " and inserting in their stead the words " for the time being ". (2) The annual fee fixed under and for the purposes of paragraph (iv) of subsection (22) of section 35 of the Principal Act by a Local Authority by resolution in respect of the year ending or the thirtieth day of June one thousand nine hundred and seventy and in force immediately before the commencement of this Act shall on and from that commencement be deemed to be that fee fixed by the Local Authority by resolution without limitation in time for the purposes of paragraph (iv) of subsection (22) of section 35 of the Local Government Act 1936-1969 and shall continue to be that fee under the said paragraph until rescinded by the Local Authority by resolution or the Local Authority fixes that fee by resolution applying without limitation in time.

166 Local Government Act Amendment Act 1969, No. 25 16. Amendment of s. 42-Establishment and management of Pounds. (1) Section 42 of the Principal Act is amended by omitting from subsection (3) the words " in each year " twice occurring and inserting in their stead in each case the words " for the time being ". (2) Any charge, damages or fee fixed under and for the purposes of subsection (3) of section 42 of the Principal Act by a Local Authority by resolution in respect of the year ending on the thirtieth day of June one thousand nine hundred and seventy and in force immediately before the commencement of this Act shall on and from that commencement be deemed to be the charge, damages or fee fixed by the Local Authority by resolution without limitation in time for the purposes of subsection (3) of section 42 of the Local Government Act 1936-1969 and shall continue to be the charge, damages or fee under the said subsection until rescinded by the Local Authority by resolution or the Local Authority fixes such charge, damages or fee by resolution applying without limitation in time. 17. Amendment of s. 42A-Impoundings by Private Persons. (1) Section 42A of the Principal Act is amended by omitting from paragraph (i) of subsection (1) the words "in each year" and inserting in their stead the words " for the time being (2) The scale of damages and charges referred to in paragraph (i) of subsection (1) of section 42A of the Principal Act prescribed in that behalf by a Local Authority by resolution in respect of the year ending on the thirtieth day of June one thousand nine hundred and seventy and in force immediately before the commencement of this Act shall on and from that commencement be deemed to be that scale fixed by the Local Authority by resolution without limitation in time for the purposes of paragraph (i) of subsection (1) of section 42A of the Local Government Act 1936-1969 and shall continue to be that scale referred to in the said subparagraph until rescinded by the Local Authority by resolution or the Local Authority fixes that scale of damages anc: charges by resolution applying without limitation in time. 18. Amendment of s. 47-Powers of Local Authority with respect to agricultural drainage . Section 47 of the Principal Act is amended by adding at the end of paragraph (1) of subsection (24) the following subparagraph:- " The Commissioner of Irrigation and Water Supply may nominate an officer of the Department of Irrigation and Water Supply to constitute the appeal authority in his stead and when the Commissioner so nominates such an officer this paragraph (save the subparagraph commencing with the words " Any amount ") and paragraph (m) of this subsection shall apply as if references to the Commissioner of Irrigation and Water Supply were references to that officer.".

Local Government Act Amendment Act 1969 , No. 25 167 19. Amendment of s. 49F-Provision of off - street parking stations. (1) Section 49F of the Principal Act is amended by omitting from subsection (1) the words " by the Local Authority by by-law or, in the case of Brisbane City Council," and inserting in their stead the words " for the time being ". (2) Fees or charges fixed by a by-law of a Local Authority made pursuant to subsection (1) of section 49F of the Principal Act and in force immediately before the commencement of this Act shall on and from that commencement be deemed to be fees or charges fixed for the time being by resolution of the Local Authority in question for the purposes of subsection (1) of section 49F of the Local Government Act 1936-1969 and shall continue to be fees or charges so fixed until rescinded by the Local Authority by resolution or the Local Authority fixes the fees or charges by resolution. 20. Amendment of s. 52-Legal proceedings . Section 52 of the Principal Act is amended by omitting from paragraph (iv) of subsection (14) the words " twenty pounds " and inserting in their stead the words " two hundred dollars ".