Pure Food (Amendment) Act 1953 (NSW)

PURE FOOD (AMENDMENT) ACT.

Act No. 9, 1953.

Elizabeth II, All Act to increase the penalties for certain Mo.̂ 953. offences under the Pure Food Act, 1908-1944;

for this purpose to amend the said Act; and for purposes connected therewith. [Assented to, 25th September, 1953.]

T IF it enacted by the Queen’s Most Excellent Majesty, U by and tvitli the advice and consent of the Legis­ lative Council and Legislative Assembly of New South Wales in Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows;—■

Short title	1. (1) This Act may be cited as the “ Pure Food
and

citation.	(Amendment) Act, 1953”.
(2) The Pure Food Act, 1908, as amended by subse­ quent Acts and bv this Act, may be cited as the Pure Pood Act, 1908-1953.

Norses Registration Act.

2. The Pure Food Act, 1908-1944, is amended— No. 9, 1953.

(a)	by omitting from subsection one of section thirty- ofAct No? six the words “ twenty pounds” , “ fifty pounds” 3i, 1908.
and “ one hundred pounds and by inserting in Sec. so.

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lieu thereof the words “ fifty pounds _ _

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hundred pounds” and “ two hundred and fifty against

pounds” respectively; this Act.)

(b) by omitting from subsection one of section fifty- Sec. 54. four the words “ prescribing penalties not (Reguia- A Cj A Tiivnc! TIT n ri a

exceeding twenty pounds or a continuing onrecom-

penalty not exceeding two pounds per diem for

a contravention of any regulation; and” and by committee))

inserting in lieu thereof the words “ prescribing

penalties not exceeding fifty pounds for the first

otfence, not exceeding one hundred pounds for

the second offence and not exceeding two hund­

red and fifty pounds for any subsequent otfence,

and a continuing penalty not exceeding five

pounds per diem, for a contravention of any

provision of the regulations.”