Tramways Purchase Act Amendment Act 1940 (WA)

1940.1 Tramways Purchase. [No. 30.

TRAMWAYS PURCHASE.

4' GEo. VI., No. XXX.

No. 30 of 1940.

AN ACT to terminate the obligations imposed upon the Treasurer of the State by paragraph (a) of subsection (1) of section eight of the Tramways Purchase Act, 1912.

[Assented to 4th December, 1940.]

RE it enacted by the King's Most Excellent Majesty,

by and with the advice and consent of the Legis-

lative Council and Legislative Assembly of Western

Australia, in this present Parliament assembled, and by

the authority of the same, as follows:—

1. This Act may be cited as the Trantivays Purchase Short title.

Act Amendment Act, 1940, and shall be read as one with the Tramways Purchase Act, 1912 (No. 31 of 1912), here- inafter referred to as the principal Act.

2. As from and including the first day of January,	of the Trea-
Obligations

one thousand nine hundred and forty-one, but subject as

surer underparagraph

hereinafter provided, the obligations imposed upon the

(n) of sub- section (1)

Treasurer of the State by paragraph (a) of subsection

of section S of the prin-

(1) of section eight of the principal Act shall be and are

cipal Act

hereby terminated and the said paragraph (a) shall no

longer operate or have effect:

Provided that nothing in this section shall relieve the said Treasurer from his obligation under the said para- graph (a) and in accordance with the provisions thereof to pay to the local authorities entitled thereto the pre- scribed percentage of the gross earnings derived from the working of the tramways prior to the said first day of January, one thousand nine hundred and forty-one,

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which, immediately prior to such date, was payable to, but at the said date had not been paid to, such local authorities.

Citation of

principal Act 3. The principal Act as amended by this Act may be

as amended, cited as the Tramways Purchase Act, 1912-1940.