Oaths Act Amendment Act of 1924 (15 Geo v No. 7) (Qld)

11086 LOCAL AUTHORITIES-OATHS. Oaths Act Amendment Act. 15 GEO. V. No. 7,1924. After section fifty-five of the said Schedule the following section is inserted ; - " 55.\..-SEWERAGE WORKS. " Notwithstanding anything in this Act or in any other Act provided, requiring all or any sanitary conveniences and drains or drainage systems to be connected with any sewerage works constructed by the Local Authority and prescribing the conditions upon which such connections shall be made." MEASURES. See WEIGHTS AND MEASURES. OATHS. 15 Geo. V. An Act to Amend the" OathsAct of 1867" In a No. 7. THE OATHS certain particular. ACT AMENDMENT ACT OF 1924. [ASSENTED TO 8TH SEPTEMBER, 1924.] B E it enacted by the King'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 1. This Act may be cited as "The OathsAct at ~ ~ ~ struction Amendment Act 1924," and shall be read as one with of Act. the *" OathsAct of 1867," herein referred to as the Principal Act. 2. After section thirty-two of the Principal Act the following section is inserted ;- Spec!a! " [33. ] Any person taking any oath on the Bible f~ oov; ~ ~ ~ ~ aB or the New Testament or the Old Testament, for any purpose whatsoever, whether in judicial proceedings or otherwise, shall, if physically capable of doing so, hold a copy of a Bible or Testament in his hand, but it shall not be necessary for him to kiss such copy by way of assent. * 31 Vie. No. 12, supra, page 2281.

OATHS-POLICE. 15 GEO. V. No. 8, 1924. Police Act8 Amendment Act. The officer administering the oath may repeat the appropriate form of adjuration, and the person taking the oath shall thereupon, while holding in his hand a copy of the Bible or Testament, indicate his assent to the oath so administered by uttering the words" So help me, God"; or the person taking the oath may, while holding in his hand a copy of the Bible or Testament, repeat the words of the oath as prescribed or allowed by law." 11087 PLANTS, DISEASES IN. See AGRICULTURE. ----------.----- POLICE. An Act to Amend "The Police Acts Amendment 15 Geo. V. No. 8. Act of 1921" in certain particulars. THE POLICE ACTS [ASSENTED TO 13TH SEPTEMBER, 1924.] AMENDMENT ACT OF 1924. B E it enacted by the King'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 : - 1. This Act may be cited as "The Police Acts Short title Amendment • Act of 1924," and shall be read as one with caonnds t ruc t' Ion *" The Pohce Acts Amendment Act of 1921," herein of Act. referred to as the Principal Act. . 2. The following amendments are made in the Ame~ d, , ? ents Principal .Act:- ~ c[ru~clpal (1.) The first paragraph of section four is repealed Section 4. and the following provision is inserted in lieu thereof:- "The age of retirement in the Police Force shall be Ag? of sixty years, except in the case of the holder of the office retlrement. of Commissioner of Police, but should the public interests render it expedient to retain the services of any member of the ]'orce above the age of sixty years, and should * 12 Geo. V. No. 4, supra, page 9763.