Scab Act amendment (1880) (WA)

WESTERN AUSTRALIA.

ANNO QUADRAGESI1V10 QUARTO

R EGINS

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No. VIII.

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AN ACT to amend " The Scab Act, 1879

(43rd Viet., No. 16).

[Assented to, 6th September, 1880.]

HEREAS it is expedient to amend " The Scab Act, 1879 :"

Australia and its Dependencies, by and with the advice and consent W Be it enacted by His Excellency the Governor of Western

of the Legislative Council thereof, as follows:-

1 THE contribution mentioned in the thirty-first section of the . .

said Act shall be the sum: of Two pounds, or such other less sum as suoribesusuosillimto a s C b emfy, ;:er

the Governor in Executive Council may determine, and as may Prescribed.

be notified in the Government Gazette.

44° VICTORI1E, No. 8.

Scab Act—A9itentintent.

Repeal of s. 25 of 43 V. 16. 2 SECTION twenty-five of the said Act is hereby repealed,

and in lieu thereof be it enacted: Every owner of sheep imported

Imported sheep to be re-	info any seaport, either coastwise or from parts beyond seas, shall
ported immediately to In-
spector, and not removed	report in writing the fact of such importation as soon as practicable
without his certificate.	after their arrival to sonic Inspector or Resident Magistrate at or near to such seaport, and shall not remove such sheep from such seaport until they shall have been declared clean by the certificate of an Inspector or of any other person appointed by the Governor for that purpose; nor until they shall have been, to the satisfaction of an Inspector or other person appointed as aforesaid, well and sufficiently dipped in smile liquid wash usually deemed sufficient for the eradication of scab; Provided that such dipping may be dispensed. with-in any case at the discretion of the Inspector or such other person. And every owner, any of whose sheep so imported shall be so removed without the written permission of the Inspector
or such other person as aforesaid, shall for every sheep so removed
incur a penalty not exceeding Five pounds.

In the name and on behalf of the Queen I hereby assent to

this Act.

WILLIAM C. F. ROBINSON, Governor.

By Authority: RICHARD PETHER, Government Printer, Perth.