Pensioners (Rates Exemption) Act Amendment Act 1936 (WA)

No. 26.] Pensioners (Rates Exemption). [1936.

PENSIONERS (RATES EXEMPTION).

EDWD. VIII., No. XXVI.

No. 26 of 1936.

AN ACT to extend the provisions of the Pensioners (Rates Exemption) Act, 1922, to members of the Forces within the meaning of the Australian Soldiers' Repatriation Act (Commonwealth), 1920-1935, in receipt of Service Pensions granted under the provisions of Division 5 of Part HI. of that Act.

[Assented to 11th December, 1936.]

lative Council and Legislative Assembly of Western	B E it enacted by the King's Most Excellent Majesty,by and with the advice and consent of the Legis-
Australia, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:—

Short title. 1. This Act may be cited as the Pensioners (Rates

Exemption) Act Amendment Act, 1936, and shall be read as one with the Pensioners (Rates Exemption) Act, 1922 (No. 18 of 1923), hereinafter called the prin- cipal Act.

New section.	2. A new section is added after section two of the principal Act, as follows:
Exemption

from rating	3. The provisions of the preceding section shall
occupied by

of premises	also apply to any member of the forces within the
service
pensioners.	meaning of the Australian Soldiers' Repatriation Act (Commonwealth), 1920-1935, who is in receipt of a service pension under the provisions of Division 5 of Part III. of that Act: provided that, if the property in respect of which exemption from rates is claimed is a war service home within the meaning of the War Service Homes Act, 1918-1935, the consent of the War Service Homes Commissioner to the first charge hereinbefore mentioned shall be obtained before the exemption specified in the previous section shall be- come effective.
Citation of	3. The principal Act as amended by this Act may be
principal Act

as amended. cited as the Pensioners (Rates Exemption) Act, 1922-