Magistrates Courts Acts Amendment Act of 1954 (3 Eliz Ii No. 32) (Qld)

232 HOUSING—JUSTICES. Magistrates Courts Acts Amendment Act. 3 E liz . II. No. 32, 6 . Subsection two of section twenty-seven of the 8‘ ' Principal Act is amended by adding thereto the following paragraph, namely :— “ Additionally to the powers, functions, and authorities conferred upon the Commission by this Act, the Commission may, subject to such directions, if any, as may be given to it by the Minister from time to time, exercise, perform, do and take all such powers, functions, authorities, things and steps as are necessary or convenient to be exercised, performed, done or taken for carrying out the objects and purposes of this Part and, in particular, for or with respect to administering and giving full operation and effect to the Commonwealth and State Housing Agreement as authorised and approved by *“ The Commonwealth and State Housing Agreement Acts, 1945 to 1955 JUSTICES. 3 N o .IZ; s 2IL M agistrates C ourts A cts actko ? mi 954 . An Act to Amend “ The Magistrates Courts Act of 1921,” in certain particulars. [A ssented to 28 th O ctober , 1954.] B E it enacted by the Queen’s Most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Legis­ lative Assembly of Queensland in Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows :— Short title. Principal et‘ x. (1.) This Act may be cited as “ The Magistrates Courts Acts Amendment Act of 1954.” (2.) f “ The Magistrates Courts Act of 1921,” is in this Act referred to as the Principal Act. Collective (3.) The Principal Act and this Act may be 1 e‘ collectively cited as “ The Magistrates Courts Acts, 1921 to 1954.” Amendments of s. 4. 2. Section four of the Principal Act is amended — # (a) By repealing the words “ two hundred pounds ” wherever appearing and by inserting, in lieu of those repealed words wherever so repealed, the words “ six hundred pounds ” ; and * 10 G. 6 No. 6 and amending Acts, t 12 G. 5 No. 22.

JUSTICES. 23a 1954. Magistrates Courts Acts Amendment Act. (b) By repealing in paragraph (d) of subsection one the words “ one hundred pounds ” and by inserting, in lieu of those repealed words, the words “ two hundred and fifty pounds 3. Section seven of the Principal Act is amended —Amendments (i.) By repealing the words “ police magistrate ” wherever appearing therein and by inserting, in lieu of those repealed words wherever so repealed, the words “ stipendiary magistrate ” ; (ii.) By repealing in paragraph (a) of subsection two the words “ thirty pounds ” and by inserting, in lieu of those repealed words, the words “ one hundred and fifty pounds ” ; and (iii.) By repealing in paragraph (6) of subsection two the words “ ten pounds ” and by inserting, in lieu of those repealed words, the words “ thirty pounds ”. 4. Subsection one of section ten of the Principal Amendment Act is amended by repealing in the proviso thereto theof s'10(1 *' words “ ten pounds ” and by inserting, in lieu of those repealed words, the words “ twenty-five pounds ”. 5. Subsection three of section eleven of the Principal Act i8 amended- of,11<S1' (а) By repealing the words “ twenty pounds ” wherever appearing and by inserting, in lieu of those words wheresoever repealed, the words “ seventy-five pounds” ; and (б) By repealing in the last paragraph the words “ fifteen pounds ” and by inserting, in lieu of those repealed words, the words “ fifty pounds”. 6. Section seventy-four of *“ The Distress Replevin Amendment and Ejectment Act of 1867,” is amended by repealing in the first paragraph the words “ one hundred pounds ” the marginal and by inserting, in lieu of those repealed words, ther:oto theret0- words “ two hundred and fifty pounds ”. The marginal note to the said section seventy-four is amended by repealing the words “ thirty pounds ” and by inserting, in lieu of those repealed words, the words “ two hundred and fifty pounds ”. * 31 V. No. 16.