Pastures Protection (Amendment) Act 1977 (NSW)

PASTURES PROTECTION (AMENDMENT)

ACT, 1977

ANNO VICESIMO SEXTO

ELIZABETHE II REGINE

Act No. 82 ,1977 .

An Act to amend the Pastures Protection Act, 1934, in relation to the cessation of office of directors of pastures protection boards and in relation to noxious animals. [Assented to, 20th October, 1977.]

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 "Pastures Protection

(Amendment) Act, 1977".

2.      The Pastures Protection Act, 1934, is amended—

(a)	(i)	by omitting from section 6 (5) the words "and shall cease to hold office upon the thirtieth day of September in the third year thereafter, but shall be eligible for re-election if otherwise qualified";
(ii)	by inserting after section 6 (6) the following subsection :—
(6A) Directors elected at a general election referred to in subsection ( 3 ) or elected, or appointed, pursuant to subsection ( 6 ) shall

cease to hold office upon the day preceding the day that their successors take office under

subsection ( 3 ) or ( 6 ) but shall be eligible for

re-election if otherwise qualified.

(b) (i) by omitting from section 8 (1) (f) the words "day on which the office would ordinarily become vacant" and by inserting instead the words "expiration of his term of office";

(ii)

(ii)   by omitting from section 8 (3) the words "during the last six months of a board's tern of office" and by inserting instead the words "after 1st April in the year that a general election is required to be held under section 6 (3) to elect his successor";

(c) (i) by omitting from section 8A (3) the words "the board's term of office has more than twelve months to run" and by inserting instead the words "the directors have been so removed from office before 1st October in the year preceding the year that a general election is required to be held under section 6 (3) to elect their successors";

(ii)   by omitting from section 8A (3) the words "board the directors of which" and by inserting instead the words "directors who";

(d) by omitting from section 79 (1) the words ", hare, fox,".