The Distress for Rent Amendment Act 1907 (SA)

ANNO SEPTIMO

EDWARDI V11 REGIS.

No. 934.

An Act to amend the Law relating to Distress for Rent.

[Assented to, December zrst, 1907.1

E it Enacted by the Governor of the State of South Australia,

follows: B with the advice and consent of the Parliament thereof', as

1, This Act may be cited as " The Distress for Rent Amendment short title.

Act, 1907."

2, After the passing of this Act it shall not be lawful to distrain Exemption of sewing

any sewing machine, typewriting machine, or mangle, the property machines, &C. New South Wales,

of or under hire to any fernale person, whether belonging to the	of 1898.
tenant or otherwise, for any rent claimed in respect of the premises or place in which such sewing machine, typewriting machine, or mangle may be: Provided that any such person shall not be entitled to have more than one sewing machine, one typewriting machine, and one mangle protected from distress under the provisions of this section.

3, After the passing of this Act wearing apparel, tools and im- Exemption ofwearing

plements of trade, and household requisites to the total value of Ten a~paml	bd
Pounds shall be exempt from seizure'under any distress for rent, and such goods are hereby protected from such seizure. The word

value " as applied to goods in this Act means value of such goods at a forced sale. The value of any article protected under section 2 .

of this Act shall not be taken into account in computing the said

sum of Ten Pounds.

4. This Act shall not extend to any case where the lease, term, Exception to the hot.

or interest of the tenant has expired, and where possession of the

934 premises

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~remises in respect of which the rent is claimed has been demanded

in writing, and where the distress is made not earlier than seven,

days after such demand.

Warrants, &C.,

exempted from stamp 5, From and after the passing of this Act, and notwithstanding

duty.

any other enactment, no warrant or authority to distrain shall be

chargeable with any stamp duty.

&on-limitation of

exemptione. 6, This Act shall be taken as providing for and supplementing

exemptions, and not limiting any exemption already existing.

In the name and on behalf of His Majesty, I hereby assent to

this Bill.

GEORGE R. LE IIUNTE, Governor.

Adelaide: Bv authority, C. E. BBIBTOW, Government Printer, North Terrace.