National Fitness (Repeal) Act 1976 (NSW)

A N N O VICESIMO Q U I N T O

ELIZABETHE II REGINE

Act No. 7, 1976.

An Act to repeal the National Fitness Act, 1971; and to enact provisions consequential on the repeal. [Assented to, 24th March, 1976.]

BE

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 "National Fitness

(Repeal) Act, 1976".

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

date of assent to this Act.

(2) Sections 3 and 4 shall commence on such day as may be appointed by the Governor in respect thereof and as may be notified by proclamation published in the Gazette.

3. The National Fitness Act, 1971, is repealed.

4. (1) In this section—

"Account" means the account established under
subsection	( 2 ) ;

"Fund" means the fund established under section 13 of

the National Fitness Act, 1971.

(2) There shall be established at the Treasury in the Special Deposits Account an account to be called the "National Fitness Account".

(3)

(3) There shall be paid into the Account all money standing to the credit of the Fund immediately before the commencement of this section.

(4) The Account may be applied by the Minister for

the purpose of, or for any purpose connected with—

(a) catering for the recreational needs, including the attaining or maintaining of personal physical fitness, of the people of the State or any section of them; and

(b) without affecting the generality of paragraph (a)—

(i)   the organisation of, and the training of leaders of, movements formed for or in connection with catering for those needs; and

(ii)   the provision of facilities for or in connection with catering for those needs.

(5) If there is no money standing to the credit of the Account, the Treasurer may direct that the Account be closed, and the Account shall be closed accordingly.