Western Australia Grant (Water Supply) Act 1955 (Cth)

WESTERN AUSTRALIA GRANT (WATER SUPPLY).

 

No. 64 of 1955.

An Act to amend the Western Australia Grant (Water Supply) Act 1948, and for other purposes.

[Assented to 4th November, 1955.]

BE it enacted by the Queen’s Most Excellent Majesty, the Senate, and the House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Australia, for the purpose of appropriating the grant originated in the House of Representatives, as follows:—

Short title and citation.

1.—(1.) This Act may be cited as the Western Australia Grant (Water Supply) Act 1955.

(2.) The Western Australia Grant (Water Supply) Act 1948 is in this Act referred to as the Principal Act.

(3.) The Principal Act, as amended by this Act, may be cited as the Western Australia Grant (Water Supply) Act 1948-1955.

Commencement.

2. This Act shall come into operation on the day on which it receives the Royal Assent.

 

Definitions.

3. Section three of the Principal Act is amended by omitting the definition of “the scheme” and inserting in its stead the following definitions:—

“‘the prescribed area’ means the area the boundaries of which are described in the Schedule to the State Act or, where the Treasurer has approved, for the purposes of this Act, alterations of those boundaries made under the law of the State, the area within those boundaries as so altered;

“‘the scheme’ means the Agricultural Areas, Great Southern Towns, and Goldfields Water Supply Scheme referred to in the State Act or, where the Treasurer has approved, for the purposes of this Act, alterations of that Scheme made under the law of the State, that Scheme as so altered;”.

Appropriation of amount not exceeding £4,000,000.

4. Section four of the Principal Act is amended by omitting the words “Two million one hundred and fifty thousand pounds” and inserting in their stead the words “Four million pounds”.

Basis of payments.

5. Section five of the Principal Act is amended—

(a) by omitting from paragraph (a)the words “area described in the Schedule to the State Act” and inserting in their stead the words “prescribed area”; and

(b)by adding at the end thereof the following sub-section:—

“(2.) A payment under this Act shall not be made of such an amount that the aggregate of the amounts of that payment and of payments previously made under this Act would exceed—

(a)in the case of a payment made in the financial year ending on the thirtieth day of June, One thousand nine hundred and fifty-six—Two million one hundred and fifty thousand pounds;

(b) in the case of a payment made in the financial year ending on the thirtieth day of June, One thousand nine hundred and fifty-seven—Two million six hundred and twelve thousand five hundred pounds:

(c) in the case of a payment made in the financial year ending on the thirtieth day of June, One thousand nine hundred and fifty-eight—Three million and seventy-five thousand pounds; and

(d)in the case of a payment made in the financial year ending on the thirtieth day of June, One thousand nine hundred and fifty-nine—Three million five hundred and thirty-seven thousand five hundred pounds.”.

 

References to Principal Act to the scheme. &c.

6. Where, under the Principal Act as amended by this Act, the Treasurer approves alterations of the scheme or of the boundaries of the prescribed area made before the commencement of this Act, references in the Principal Act to the scheme or to the area described in the Schedule to the State Act shall, in relation to a payment made to the State under the Principal Act, be deemed to have included a reference to the scheme, or to the area within the boundaries, as so altered.