Stock Act 1948 (ACT)

0LUSTR.1LIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY.

No. 4 of 1948.

AN ORDINANCE

I	To amend the Stock Ordinance 1934-1941.
BE it ordained by the 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 1909-1938 and the Seat of
Government (Administration) Act 1910-1947, as follows:—

1.—(1.) This Ordinance may be cited as the Stock Ordinance shorttitie

jg^g and citation.

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(2.) The Stock Ordinance 1934-1941 is, in this Ordinance,

referred to as the Principal Ordinance.

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

may be cited as the Stock Ordinance 1934-1948.

2. Section four of the Principal Ordinance is amended by Definitions,

inserting after the definition of "Par t ly stocked land " the follow-

ing definition:—

" ' Permit to travel stock' means a permit to travel stock

Issued in pursuance of this Ordinance;".

3 . Section eleven of the Principal Ordinance is amended by Returns,

inserting in sub-section (3.), after the word " Inspector ", the words

" or a Police Officer ".

4. Section twenty-six of the Principal Ordinance is repealed

and the following section inserted in its stead:—

8660.—PRICE 3D.

section, an owner shall, prior to moving any stock, obtain a permit travel s oc ' " 26.— (1.) Subject to the provisions of the next succeeding sub- permits to

to travel stock from a person authorized by the Minister, by notice
jiublished in the Gazette, to issue permits to travel stock.

^M " (2.) A drover shall, prior to his departure from a holding or H n , be provided with a permit to travel stock prepared in the

prescribed form and signed by the owner of the stock in the

presence of a subscribing witness:

t Provided that it shall not be necessary to prepare a permit to avel stock in the case of—

(a) stock travelling between two runs held by the same

owner and situated not more than ten miles apart; and

(b) stock travelling to or from a shearing shed or dip.

•Notified,in tlio Commonwealth Gazette nn 8th November, 1948.

" (3.) A drover shall, upon demand by an Inspector, a Polic I

Officer, a person thereto authorized by the Minister or the occupi
of any run through which or along the boundary of which travelling
stock may be proceeding, produce his permit to travel stock or a a

statement or permit issued under the Pastures Protection Act."

stock to 5. Section twenty-.seven of the Principal Ordinance I

dbMtnate. amended—

(a) by omitting from sub-section (1.) the words "travelling- statement " (wherever occurring) and inserting in their stead the words " permit to travel stock " ;

(b) by omitting from sub-seetion (3.) the words " travelling statement" (wherever occurring) and inserting in their stead the words " permit to travel stock " ;
(c) by inserting in that sub-section, after the word
" Inspector ", the words " or a Police Officer " ; and

(d) by inserting in sub-section (4.), after the word

" Inspector ", the words " or a Police Officer ".

None bnt bona 6. Section twenty-nine of the Principal Ordinance is amended	t̂ook'to61""8 °y inserting in sub-section (3.), after the word "Inspector", the
be depastured w o r d s ", a Police Officer".
on reserre.

Dated this fifth day of November. 1948.

W. J. McKELL

Governor-General.

By His Excellency's Command,

VICTOK JOHNSON

Minister of State for the Interior.

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liy Aiit.liority: L. F. -IOHINSTON, Commonwealth Goveruiuent Printer, Canberra. r