Police Act Amendment Act 1933 (WA)

No. 19.] Police. [1933.

POLICE.

24° GEO. V., No. XIX.

No. 19 of 1933.

AN ACT to amend Section sixty-six of the Police Act, 1892.

[Assented to 13th November, 1933.1

Council and Legislative Assembly of Western Australia, in

BE it enacted by the King's Most Excellent Majesty, byand with the advice and consent of the Legislative

this present Parliament assembled, and by the authority of

the same, as follows:—

Short title. 1. This Act may be cited as the Police Act Amendment

Act, 1933, and shall be read as one with the Police Act, 1892,

hereinafter called the principal Act.

Amendment of

s. 66 of principal 2. Section sixty-six of the principal Act is amended by

Act.

inserting after paragraph (2) thereof new paragraphs, as

follows:—

2A. Any person who, by wilfully making any false

statement or representation

(a)	as to any sum or sums of money being his own personal property then in his possession or - power ; or
(b)	as to any property real or personal then owned by

him; or

(c) as to any sum of money then receivable by him by

way of income, gift, or allowance; or

(d) as to any sum of money received by him as salary

or wages over any period; or

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(e) as to any employment in which he was engaged

over any period; or

(f) as to any sustenance relief received by him over

any period; or

(g) as to the number of persons then dependent on

his earnings; or

(h) as to the financial position of persons then depend-

ent on his earnings,

obtains or attempts to obtain under any scheme for the relief of unemployed destitute or indigent persons any work or employment or any benefit in money or money's worth either for himself or for any other person.

Any person continuing to receive or attempting to receive any such work, employment, or benefit after he shall to his knowledge have become disentitled to receive the same.

2B.

Provided, that any person convicted of an offence under paragraph 2A or 2B of this section shall not be deemed to be a rogue and vagabond, but otherwise shall be liable to the penalty prescribed by this section.

2C.

3. The principal Act and its amendments (including this citation of principal hot

Act) may be cited as the Police Act, 18924933.

and

amendments.