Police Offences Act 1937 (ACT)

[Extract from CommoniveaUh of Australia Gazelle, No. 75, dated

23rd December, li):!7.|

THE TERRITORY FOR THE SEAT OF

GOVERNMENT.

No. 31 of 1937.

AN ORDINANCE

To amend the Police Offences Ordinance 1930-1934.

BE it ordained by Hie Governor-General in and over the Executive Council, in pursuance of the powers conferred by the Commonwealth of Australia, with the advice of the Federal	Seat of Government Acceptance Act 1909 and the Seat of Govern-
ment (Administration) Act 1910-1933, as follows:—

1.— (1.) This Ordinance may be cited as the Votive Offences ,si„,ri uue

Ordinance 1937. aml 'i,aU'"

(2.) The Police Offences Ordinance 1980-1934 is in this Ordi-

nance referred to as the Principal Ordinance.

(3.) The Principal Ordinance, as amended by this Ordinance,

may be cited as the Police Offences Ordinance 1930-1937.

2. Sections thirteen and thirty-nine, sub-paragraph (ix) of K.,|„,,I ,,r paragraph (b) of sub-section (1.) of .section forty, paragraphs^""'.,. (e), (/) and (</) of that sub-section, paragraphs (b) and (/) of
section forty-one, and sections fifty-seven and fifty-eight of the

Principal Ordinance are repealed.

by omitting the words "criminal sittings of the High Court" and '"""'s-	3. Section twenty-four of the Principal Ordinance is amended i,,,-,.,• î M.i.;
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inserting in their stead the words " sittings of the Supreme Court ".

4. Section thirty-seven of the Principal Ordinance is amended Taking <>r

by omitting sub-section (1.) and inserting in its stead the following without "

sub-section:—	own™'"
"(1.) Any person who takes or in any manner uses any vehicle the property of any other person without the consent of the owner or person in lawful possession thereof shall be guilty of an offence. Penalty: Fifty pounds or imprisonment for six months.".
by omitting paragraphs (a) and (b) and inserting in their stead j!;."!,1,'',',!;/"	5. Section forty-three of the Principal Ordinance is amended oifi-nrrs
the following paragraphs:—•	'"''">'•

" (a) places any obstruction upon any stream or river
whereby life or limb is likely to be endangered;

(b) leaves any hole, excavation or dangerous formation near any public place without fencing or enclosing it or keeping a light burning upon the enclosure from sunset to sunrise; ".

slaughtering	6. Section forty-four of the Principal Ordinance is repealed "44. Any person who slaughters or skins any beast, or permits any slaughtered beast to remain, in any public place, shall be guilty of an offence.
p̂ Wtopiaces.	; m , l "" ' following section inserted in its stead:—

Penalty: Ten pounds.".

Amendment of	7. Sections seventy-eight and eighty-five of the Principal Ordi- nance are amended by omitting the words "High Court" (wherever occurring) and inserting in their stead the words " Supreme Court".
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Dated this twenty-first day of December, 1937.

%. COWRIE

Governor-Ceneral.

By His Excellency's Command,

ROBERT G. MENZIES

for Minister of State for the Interior.

By Authority: L. F. JOHNSTON, Commonwealth Government Printer, Canberra.