Noxious Weeds Act Amendment Act 1969 (WA)

1969.] Noxious Weeds. [No. 44.

NOXIOUS WEEDS.

No. 44 of 1969.

AN ACT to amend the Noxious Weeds Act, 1950-1965.

[Assented to 21st May, 1969.]

BE it enacted by the Queen's Most ExcellentMajesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council and the Legislative Assembly of Western Australia, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:—

1. (1) This Act may be cited as the Noxious fa3Lacr title

Weeds Act Amendment Act, 1969. citation.

(2) In this Act the Noxious Weeds Act, 1950- M.15ted

1965, is referred to as the principal Act.	Acts as
Acts Nos. 33of 1963 and amended by

(3) The principal Act as amended by this Act 113 of 1965.

may be cited as the Noxious Weeds Act, 1950-1969.

No. 44.] Noxious Weeds. [1969.

Amendment

to s. 22.	2. Section twenty-two of the principal Act is
(Protection

Board may	amended
direct
private land
be freed

from	(a) by repealing subsection (2a);
primary
noxious
weeds.)	(b) as to subsection (3)-

(i)    by substituting for the word "forty", in line five, the words "one hundred"; and

(ii)    by substituting for the word "one", in line six, the word "two"; and

(c) by repealing and re-enacting subsection (4)

as follows

(4) It is a defence to a charge made under subsection (3) of this section to prove that the requirements of the direction as to the manner in which the primary noxious weeds to which the direction relates are to be destroyed, have been complied with either by the owner or the occupier served with notice of the direction. .

Amendment

to s. 22A.	3. Subsection (2) of section twenty-two A of the
(Protection

Board may	principal Act is amended
direct by
Public

notice the	(a)	by substituting for the word "forty", in
destruction
of primary	line nine, the words "one hundred"; and
noxious
weeds.)	(b)	by substituting for the word "one", in line ten, the word "two".