Parks and Reserves Act Amendment Act 1954 (WA)

No. 59.] Parks and Reserves. [1954.

PARKS AND RESERVES.

3° Elizabeth II., No. LIX.

No. 59 of 1954.

AN ACT to amend The Parks and Reserves Act,

1895-1947.

[Assented to 30th December, 1954.]

RE it enacted by the Queen's Most Excellent

Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of

the Legislative Council and Legislative Assembly of

Western Australia, in this present Parliament

assembled, and by the authority of the same,

as follows:—

Short title 1. (1) This Act may be cited as the Parks and

and citation.

Reserves Act Amendment Act, 1954.

(2) In this Act the Parks and Reserves Act, 1895-

1947,

Act 59 Victoria No. 30 as amended by Act No.

60 of 1947,

is referred to as the principal Act.

1954.1 Parks and Reserves. [No. 59.

(3) The principal Act as amended by this Act may be cited as the Parks and Reserves Act, 1895- 1954.

2. Section five of the principal Act is amended ended

by adding after subsection (2) the following sub-

section:

(3) Notwithstanding the provisions of sub- sections (1) and (2) of this section a Board shall not, after the coming into operation of the Parks and Reserves Act Amendment Act, 1954, so far as concerns Reserve No. A1720, known as King's Park, the boundaries of which are gazetted in the Government Gazette dated the twenty- seventh day of November, one thousand nine hundred and forty-two

(a)	effect or construct, or permit to be effected or constructed, to, in or on any such park or reserve any improvements for the purpose of the establishment of an aquatic centre, or orchestral shell; or
(b)	lease the whole or any part of any such park or reserve,

unless the consent of both Houses of Parliament

has first been obtained; or

(c) effect or construct, or permit to be effected or constructed, to, in or on King's Park any other structure, device, or fixture for the purposes of public recreation, and from which members of the public may be excluded except upon payment of a fee,

unless the consent of the Governor in Executive Council has first been obtained but such consent shall not be given if native flora is to be despoiled.

Provided that the provisions of this subsection shall not apply to any additions or alterations to any structure, device or fixture lawfully on or in any such park or reserve at the commence- ment of the Parks and Reserves Act Amendment Act, 1954, if such additions and alterations are in furtherance of the purpose for which the structure, device or fixture is then being used.