Railways Commissioners Act 1891 (SA)

ANNO QUINQUAGESIMO QUARTO ET QUINQUA-

GESIMO QUINTO

VICTORIB; REGINE.

A.D. 1891.

No. 512.

An Act to amend "The South Australian Railways

Commissioners Act, 1887."

[Assented to, October rgfh, 1891.1

HEREAS i t is expedient to amend "The South Australian Preamble.

W Railways Commissioners Act, 1887," in manner hereinafter provided-Be it therefore Enacted by the Governor of the Province of South Australia, with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council and House of Assembly of the said province, in this present Parliament assembled, as follows:

for their decision and determination, the Chairman shall enter determine.

upon the minutes of the proceedings of the Commissioners hia

reasons

1, This Act may, for all purposes, be cited as " The South Aus- short title.

tralian Railways Commissioners Act Amendment Act, 1891."

2. This Act shall be incorporated with " The South Australian Incorporation.

Railways Commissioners Act, 1887," herein designated the principal Act, and shall (except so far as inconsistent therewith) be read and construed as one therewith.

3. So much of section 15 of the principal Act as follows the Ropeal.

word ' c vacancy," in the fourth line thereof, and so much of section

52 of the said Act as follows the word	province," in the fifth line
thereof, is hereby repealed.

4, If the Chairman differs from the decision of the other two Chairman di&m

Commissioners with respect to any matter before the Commissioners ~ t ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ d

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reasons at length for so differing; and the other two Commissioners shall also enter on the said minutes their respective reasons for differing from the Chairman; and the Chairman shall forward to the Minister a true copy of such minutes, certified under his hand; and

~ ~ ~ ~ ~; $ & $ ~	the Minister, after reading the said minutes and obtaining such
Earned.	further information (if any) as he may deem necessary, shall decide and determine such matter, and shall, without delav, lay before * Parliament such minutes and his decision thereon.

certain contracts to be 5, The exercise by the Commissioners of the powers conferred

subject to approval. upon them by sections 53, 58, and 63 of the principal Act shall in every case be subject to the approval of the Minister; and the Commissioners shall not, without the approval of the Governor, enter into any contract, the performance whereof shall extend over

New rates to be pub- a period exceeding one When any rate is raised or lowered,

lishedin Ifarctte.	or special terms of any kind are allowed to any person or to any particular species of traffic, intimation thereof shall forthwith be published in the Gocernment Gazette.
R e m t i o n l to becon-

firmed by Governor 6. No regulation hereafter to be made by the Commissioners

in Council.	under the authority of the principal Act shall have any force or
effect until the same shall have bccn confirmed by the-Govcrnor
and publishcd in the Gouernnze~zt Gazette.

~ u a i t A C ~ to apply to 7, Every Act now or hereafter in force for the regulation of the collection, receipt, or disbursement of moneys on account of the public service, or of the keeping or auditing of the public accounts, and all regulations made thereunder, shall, so far as the Governor may declare, apply to the Commissioners, as well as the South Australian Railway Commissioners as the Supply and Tcnder Board, and to all officers acting under their control.

Commiasionem.

I n the name and on behalf of Her Majesty, I hereby assent to this Bill.

KINTORE, Governor.

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