The Northern Territory Pearl Sale and Export Regulation Act 1901 (SA)

EDWARDI V11 REGIS.

No. 763.

An Act to regulate the Export of and Traffic in Pearls and Mother-of-pearl Shell in the Northern Territory

of the State of South Australia.

[Assert led to, December rrst, rpor .]

E it Enacted by the Govcrnor, with the advice and consent of

B the Parliament of South Australia, as follows:

1, This Act may be cited as " 'l'he Northern 'I'erritory Pearl Sale Short title.

and Export Regulat,ion Act, 190 1."

Northern Territory appointed, or dwmctl to have been appointed, pearls. 2. The Licensing Bench for the 1)istrict of Palmerston in the Licences to derrl iu

under " The Liccnsed Victuallers Act, 1880," may, at any quarterly or annual meeting of the said Licensing Bench, grant to any person who is in the opinion of the said 1,icensing Bench of good character and reputation, and who shall have applied for the same by notice in writing to the clerk of the said Licensing Bench ten days before any such quarterly or annual meeting of the said Licensing Rench, a licence to deal in pearls and mother-of-pearl shells. A fee of Ten Pounds shall be paid for the licence, and such licence shall be in the form of the Schedule hereto, and shall be in force for the term of one year from the date of granting thereof, but shall be liable to be cancelled by a Special Magistrate or two Justices of the Peace upon the conviction of the licencee of any offence against the provisions of this Act.

3, No such licence as aforesaid shall be granted to any Asiatic NO such licence to all

alien. Asiatic alien.

763 4. After

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The Northern Territoty Peurl Sale m d Export Regulation

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Purchase of pearls	4.	After the first day of January, one thousand nine hundred and
only from ricensed

dealers. two, i t shall not be ln\\~f'ul for nnv pclrson to purchase earls or . * L

mothcr-of-pcarl shells at a r i v place where pearl or pearl-shell fishing is carried on in the ~ o r t l i e r n Trrritory, or at Port llarwin or Palmerston, in the Northern Territory, except from a licensed dealer in pearls and mother of year1 shells, without having first obtained a licence to deal in pearls and noth her-of-pearl shells under this 9c t.

, Penalty. 5. Any person not being licensed as aforesaid to deal in pearls

and mother-of-pearl shells, who, aftcr the said first day of January, one thousand nine hundred and two, purchases pearls or mother-of- pearl shells at Port I)arwin or l'almerston, or at any p l a c ~ where pearl or pearl-shell fishing is carried on in the Northern Territory, except from such a dealer l icensd as aforesaid, shall be liable, on conviction, to a penalty not exceeding 01ie Hundred Pounds, or to

iml)riso~lnlent for any period not more than six months.

Register of purchases

to be kept by licencee.

6. A person licensed to deal in pearls and mother-of-pearl shells s t d l keep a register of all 1,111 chascs of pearls and mother-of-pearl shells made and effected by him, and shall enter therein the date of each of such purchases and the nanw of the person from whom he shall purchase the same, and s l d l, whenever required by the principal officer of Cnst onis for the timc being at Palnlerston so to do, produce the said rcgistcr to the said offiwr, or to such person or' persons as 11e shall, in writing, fiom time to time appoint, and allow him or them to inspect the said wgister and to take extracts thercfrom or copies thereof. And if any such licensed person shall make any clefault in complying with any of the requirements of this section, he

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shall t)o liable to a penaltj not less tlian 'l'wo l'ounds ol more than

'l'we~lty Pounds for every such offence.

Pearlsand pearl shell

7. All pearls and noth her-of-pearl shells shall be shipped for appointed i)y the Governor in ( 'kncil for that purpose, and before any pearls or mokher-~f-~earl slmll be slr ipprd or water-borne to be shipped for export? or otherwise esportecl from any place in thc Northern Territory, the exporter or his agent shall, a t least forty-eight hours before shipping or otherwise exporting the same, deliver to the principal or other proper officer of ('ustoms a t snch place a written return specifying the ~ ~ u m l w r, weight, and value of such pearls. and the weight and value of such mother-of-pearl shells, and shall, if required, produce such pearls and mother-of-pearl shells to such officer at a reasonable time and place, to be fixed by such officer, for the purpose of enabling such officer to examine the same and to check the accuracy of such return. -4nd if any exporter or agent shall make any default in complving with the requirements of this section, he shall be liable to a of not less than Two Pounds or more than Twenty Pounds for every such offence.

to be shipped at

sperified port.

tbxportation at or ot,herwistl exported from Port Darwin, or some other port ill the Northern T'erritorv wllich may from time to time be

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Act.--1901.

8, All proceedings for any offence against this Act may be had Sllmmary julisdic- tion.

a t ~ d taken before, and may be heard and deternlincd in a surumary way by, any Special Magistrate or two Jnsticcs of the Peace of the said State, under the provisions of irdinanc*e No. 6 of; S50, " To facilitate the performance of duties of Justices of the I'cace out of Session with respect to humlnary convic.tions and orders," or of' any Act in force or hereafter to be in force relating to the duties of Justices of the Peace with respect to summary convictions and orders; and all convictions and orders may be enforcd as in such Ordinance, or in any other Act as aforesaid, is or shall be provided.

9. There shall be an appeal from any conviction or order by any Appeal.

Special Magistrate or Justices for any offence against this Act, or from any order dismissing any infhknation or complaint, which appclal shall be to the Local Court of I'almerston in its full jurisdic- tion; and the proceedings on such an appeal shall be conducted in manlier provided for appeals to Local Courts by the said Ordinance, No. 6 of 1850, for appeals to Local Courts: or any Act fbr the time being in force regulating such appeals. Aurl the 1,ocal Court hearing such appcal may make such order as to the payment of the costs of the appeal as it. shall think fit, although such costs may exceed Ten Pounds.

10, This Act shall apply only to that portion of the State of Application of ~ c t.

South Australia commonly known as and called " The Northern

Territory."

I n the name and on behalf - o f His Majestv, I hrwby assmt to

this Bill.	r q 7
l ENNY SON, Governor.

SCHEDULE.

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m e Northern Territo y Pearl W e and Export Kegulation

Act.-1901.

SCHEDULE.

FORM OF LICENCE.

The Northern Territory l'earl Sale and Export Kegulation Act, 100 1 ."

I, A.H., Clerk of the I icensing Bench of Justices for the d i~t r ic t of Palrnerston

in the Northern Territory of the State of South Australia, do hereby certify that on the day of, 19, by virtue of the authority of the above- named Act, a licence to deal in pearls and mother-of-pearl shells was granted by the said Licensing Hcnch. then assembled at their meeting, held at Palmerston aforesaid, to. of, and that this licence is to remain in force

from the date hereof until the	day of	,	one thousand nine hundred
and

Given under my hand at Palmerston this day of , 19 .

, Clerk of the said Licensing Bench.

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