Vermin Act Repeal 1885 (SA)

ANNO QUADRAGESIMO OCTAVO ET QUADRAGESIMO

NON0

A.D. 1855.

No. 346.

An Act to repeal " The Vermin Destruction Act, 1882,"

and "The Vcrmin Destruction Amendment Act,

1884," to revive and amend "The Rabbit

Suppression Act, I 879," and for other purposes.

[Assented to, November &h, 1885 .]

4 REA S i t is desirable to repeal " The Vermin Destruction Preamble.

Act, 1882," and The Vermin Destruction Amendn~ent Act,

W"" 1884," aid to revive and anlend " The Rabbit Suppression Act,

1879 ": Ee it tllcrefore Enacted hy the Governor of the Province

of South Austrdim, with the ;idvice and consent of the Legislative

Council and House of Assemblv of the said province, in this present

111. Any yeualty, forfeiture, or punislmerit incurred in respect of

any offence against any enactment hereby repealed; nor,

rv. Any

Parliament assembled, as fol~o\;s :

1, This Act may be cited fbr all purposes as " The Vermin Act short Title.

Repeal Act."

2, '' Thc Vermin L)estruction Act, 1882," and " The Vermin Repeal.

Destruction Amendment Act, 1884," arc hereby repealed, but such repeal shall not apply to-

r, Anything (lone or suffered under any enactment hereby

repealed ; nor,

11. Any right, privilege, power, obligation, or Iiabilit? acquired,

imposed, accrued, or incurred under any enactment hereby

repealed ; nor,

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iv. Any investigation, legal proceeding, or remedy, in respect of such riglit, power, privilege, ~ b l i ~ t i o n, liability, penalty, forfeiture, or punishment, as aforesaid, and m y such investigation, l e p l proceecli~~g, or rcmc?dy may be carried on as if this Act had not passed, and nottvithstauding such repeal sca1~-money shall be payable in respect of

rabbits for the pe;iod and at the rate hereinafter mentioned.

Revival of Act No. 3. So much of the Rabbit S~~ppression Act, 1879, as is repealed

139 of 1879.	either expressly or by implication by " The \;erillin Destruction
Act, 1882,'' or the Vermin ~estroction Amendmc~~t Act, 1884, is hereby revived.

l ~ a t i ~ ~ ~ O w m r c s e r v c d 4.	Xothing	hereiii	sl~all	operate to prevent tho levgiug. and
to pay off liabilities.

collectioi~ of rates for the purpose of' liquidating m y liabllitics already incurred by any body or Pcrmin Board now 1i:zviug authority to levy and coliect rates for the destruction of vermin.

~ca1,lp-money to cease

after notice of passing 5, Scalp-money shall be payable: as heretofore for all scalps for

of A C ~. the destruction of which duly-authorised certificates have been given

' within seven days after the publication in the Government G'azetfe

of a notice by the Commissioiicr of the ~mssing of this Act; and

after such period of scvcn days scalp-moncy shall be pnyablc in

respect of rabbits only of which duly-authorisecl ccrtifica tcs for the destruction of scalps have been given d u r i n ~ a further period of twenty-three days, but at the reduced rate of one pcrmy for every rabbit; and for scalps destroyed after such further period of twenti- three days no scalp-money shall be paid.

Vermin districts to be (3, All vermin ciistricts proclaimed under " 'l'l-~t. Vermin Destruc-

rabbit cfistricts.	tion Act, 1882," shall be rabbit districts under this Act, and a11
boards of directors appointed undcr the said Act shall ( ex rq ) t in so
far as the exercise of thcir tlntit?~ or powers would be irlcoasistent
with the exercise of the duties and powers of municipal corporations or district councils) be Boards of Advice under this Act for their
respcctive rabbit districts, and shall hold office unti: the thirty-first day of December, one thousarid eight hundred ancl eighty-six; and all municipal corporations and district councils situate within any rabbit district sl-iall bc Boards of Advice under this Act for their respcctive municipalities or districts.
Rabbit Boards of
Advice may be	7, The Governor may, from timc to t h e, appoint a board of advice, colisisting of five mcrnbcrs, for every rabbit district, to act as a Bo:trd of Advice undcr this Act, after the said thirtyfirst day of December, one thousand eight hundrcd ancl eighty-six, and may at. all times appoint persons to fill any vacancies that may occur in any Board of Advice of any rabbit district, and Inay remove a11 or any of the members of such Board.
appointed.

Duties of Board of 8, I t shall be the duty of cvery Board of hdvicc to meet from

Advice. time to t h e aild report to the Commissioner m y neglect on the part

of

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of t,he owner or occupier of any land within their district to comply with "Thr: Rabbit Suppression Act, 1879," and this Act, and. generally to report to tbc Commissioner as to the manner in which the said Acts are being carried out, and to make suggestions for the better carrying out of the same within their respective districts. Three members of every Board of Advice shall form a quorum.

Q. Any pastoral lessee whose lease would expire on or before Lessee required to destroy rabbits may

December 31st, 1888, who shall be required to destroy rabbits on ,,,,,, der 1, authouiscd pcrson entering on such lmd for the purpose of destroy- ing rabbits, pm.want to thc provision of section 12 of The Rabbit Suppression Act, IXZI," surrender such lease, on giving written notice to the Commissioner within twenty-eight days after the datc of such entry of his desire to surrender such lcasc on or before a time to be stated in such notice, not exceeding six months after the date thereof, and shall surrender accordingly, and such sur- rcndcr shall operate in like manner, and the lcssee shall have the like rights, as if such lcase had expired by cffluxion of time. . , , ,

the lands cornl~rised in such lcnsc under the provisions of "The Rabbit

10, Any person who shall wilfillly rcmovc, damage, 01. destroy Prnalty for i n j u ~ i n ~

any post-an'il-wire or rabbit-proof fence shall, on conviction for every rabbit-PIUU~

fence.

such offence, bc liable to forfeit and pay a penalty of not less than Ten Pounds nor more than One IIundred Pounds, in addition to the amount of damage done; or to be imprisoned with or without hard labor for any period not exceeiling six months. One half of the penalty recovered on any such information may, in the dis- cretion of the Court inflicting such pcnalty, be ordered to bc paid to the informer.

11. Any person who shall wilfully open and I C ~ V C: uncloscd Pmnlty for not

any rabbit-proof gate in any fence, or who shall pass through any closing gntcs.

such gate without closing the same, shall, on conviction fbr every	such offence, be liable to fosfcit and pay a penalty of not lcss than
Ten Shillings nor more than Fifty Pounds.
shall be incorporated and rcad with this Act, save so far as incon- 139 of 1879. 12. The provisions of G The Rabbit Suppression Act, 1879," Incorporation of
sistent therewith.

In the name and on behalf of Hcl- Majesty, I hcrcby assent to this

Rill.

JAS. P. BOUCAUT, Deputy Governor.

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Adeldide: By authority, E. S Y I L L I ~ I ~, Cowlnment l'rinter, Sorth-terrace.