Vermin Act Amendment Act 1946 (WA)

No. 49.] Vermin. [1946.

VERMIN.

10' and 11 0 GEO. VI., No. XLIN.

No. 49 of 1946.

AN ACT to amend the Vermin Act, 1918-1942.

[Assented to 24th January, 1947.]

BE 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

snort le 1. Tins Act may be cited as the Ve •illin Act Amend- ment Act, 1946, and shall be read as one with the Vermin Act, 1918-1942 (as reprinted pursuant to the Amend- ments Incorporation Act, 1938, in Volume 2 of The Reprinted Acts of the Parliament of Western Australia), hereinafter referred to as the principal Act.

Amendment

Section four of the principal Act is amended by

deleting from the definition of "Holding" the words-

" The term does not include any parcel of land held

of 4 2.

for any tenure under the Mining Act, 1904"

occurring in the last two lines thereof and inserting in

lieu thereof the following-

" (f) under the Mining Act, 1904-1937, as a lease or tenement for agricultural or pastoral pur- poses."

Amendment 3. Section fifty-nine of the principal Act is amended

of 59.

by deleting subsection (2) and inserting in lieu thereof

the following :—

(2) Such rate, in the case of a pastoral holding shall not exceed one shilling nor be less than one half-penny for every hundred acres thereof.

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A mend men:

4. Section ninety-four of the principal Act is amended of s. 94.

by adding thereto new subsections as follows :—

(3) Any holding within more than one district shall for the purposes of this Part VII. of this Act be deemed to be within the district in which the greater part of the area of the holding lies.

(4)

In the case of a holding having equal parts thereof within more than one district, the holding shall for the purposes of this Part VII. of this Act, be deemed to be within the. district determined by the Minister.

5. Section ninety-eight of the principal Act is

Amendment

of Section OS.

amended by inserting in subsection (2) thereof the words "and upon the roads bounding or intersecting the same" after the word "holding" in the final line of this subsection.

6. Section one hundred and three of the principal Act Amendment oP s. /03.

is amended as follows :—

(a) By deleting from the second proviso to subsec-

tion (1) thereof the words

"shall not be liable to the payment of

such rate"

and inserting in lieu thereof the following—

"shall be liable for payment of one-half of such rate as would but for this proviso be payable in respect thereof."

(b) By deleting from subsection (3) thereof para- graph (c) and inserting in lieu thereof the following

(c) wages or salaries of officers and other employees employed by the said Advisory Board and expenses in- curred in carrying out its powers and duties under this Act;

(c) By deleting from subsection (3) thereof para- graph (d) and inserting in lieu thereof the following

(d)

bonuses at such rates for such periods

for destruction of such vermin in

such districts as may, for the pur-

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poses of this subsection, from time to time be ordered by the Governor by Order in Executive Council and until any such order shall be made to the contrar y , this subsection shall apply to the klustruction of dingoes, dogs run wild or at large, foxes and wedge- tailed eagles.

Provided that such rates shall be uniform in respect of any one dis- trict but may differ from those in respect of any other district.

(d) By deleting therefrom subsection (4) and insert-

ing in lieu thereof the following :—

(4) The Minister shall appoint an honor-

ary advisory board consisting of five per- sons to assist the Minister in the adminis- tration of this section. One member of the board shall be a representative of the pas- toral industry, two members shall be repre- sentatives of the agricultural industry, one member shall be a representative of the Road Boards Association of 'Western Aus- tralia, and one member shall be an officer of the Department of Agriculture and shall be chairman.

(e) By deleting therefrom subsection (5) and insert-

ing in lieu thereof the following :—

(5) The Advisory Board may with the approval of the Minister from time to time employ such officers and other employees, and take such measures as the Board deems expedient for the destruction of vermin and for the purpose of carrying out the provi- sions of this Act, and for obtaining infor- mation for such purpose.

By deleting therefrom subsection (6).

Repeal of

F.118. 7. Section one hundred and eighteen of the principal

Act is hereby repealed.

Citation of	S. The principal Act as amended by this Act may be
principal Act

as amended. cited as the Vermin Act, 1918-1946.