Search Warrants (Gas) Amendment Act 1986 (NSW)

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SEARCH WARRANTS (GAS) AMENDMENT ACT 1986

No. 216

NEW SOUTH WALES

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

1.     Short title

2. Commencement

3.     Amendment of Act No. 37, 1985

4. Saving

SCHEDULE 1—AMENDMENTS TO THE SEARCH WARRANTS ACT 1985

SEARCH WARRANTS (GAS) AMENDMENT ACT 1986 No, 216

NEW SOUTH WALES

Act No. 216, 1986

An Act to amend the Search Warrants Act 1985 as a consequence of the enactment of the Gas Act 1986. [Assented to 23 December 1986]

Search Warrants (Gas) Amendment 1986

BE it enacted by the Queen’s Most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council and Legislative Assembly of New South Wales in Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows;

Short title

1.     This Act may be cited as the “Search Warrants (Gas) Amendment

Act 1986” .

Commencement

2.       ( 1) Sections 1 and 2 shall commence on the date of assent to this

Act.

(2) Except as provided by subsection (1), this Act shall commence on the commencement of the Gas and Electricity (Gas Repeal) Amendment Act 1986.

Amendment of Act No. 37, 1985

3. The Search Warrants Act 1985 is amended in the manner set forth

in Schedule 1.

Saving

The Search Warrants Act 1985 continues to apply to and in respect of a search warrant issued under section 25b of the Gas and Electricity Act 1935 before the commencement of this Act as if this Act had not been enacted.

4.

SCHEDULE 1

(Sec. 3)

AMENDMENTS TO THE SEARCH WARRANTS ACT 1985

Section 10 (Interpretation)—

(1) Definition of “search warrant” —

In alphabetical order of Acts, insert:

section 127 of the Gas Act 1986;

3 . Act No. 216

Search Warrants (Gas) Amendment 1986

SCHEDULE 1— continued

AMENDMENTS TO THE SEARCH WARRANTS ACT m S — continued

(2) Definition of “search warrant” —

Omit “section 25b of the Gas and Electricity Act 1935;’