WESTERN LANDS (AMENDMENT)
ACT.
Act No. 12, 1934.
| An Act to dissolve the Western Land Board of ^̂ ““ | 2 ^ ^ 1 9 3 4 |
| New South Wales; to provide for the ' | ’ |
| appointment of a Western Lands Commis sioner, and for the exercise and discharge by such Commissioner of the powers, authorities, duties and functions of the |
said
164 Western Lands (Amendment) Act.
| No. 12, 1934. |
said Board; to extend such powers and authorities in certain respects; to provide for the estabhshment of administrative districts in the Western Division and of local land boards to deal with certain matters; to empower the chairmen of such boards to exercise and perform certain powers, authori ties, duties and functions; to confer certain additional powers as to withdrawal of lands held under lease, and to provide for the extension of the terms of certain leases of land in the Western Division upon certain conditions; to impose certain restrictions on dealings with leases; and for these and other purposes to amend the Western Lands Act of 1901, the Wild Dog Destruction Act, 1921, and certain other Acts; and for pur poses connected therewith. [Assented to, 23rd August, 1934.]
■J^E it enacted by the King's Most Excellent Majesty, f l by and with the advice and consent of the Legis lative Council and Legislative Assembly of New South Wales in Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows
| Short title. | 1. This Act may be cited as the “ Western Lands ^-Amendment) Act, 1934,” and shall be read and con strued with the Western Lands Act of 1901, as amended by subsequent Acts, which Act, as so amended, is in this Act referred to as the Principal Act. |
| Commence- | 2 . This Act shall commence upon a day to be appointed |
| jnent- | by the Governor and notified by proclamation published in the Gazette. |
| Amendment | 3. (1) The Principal Act is amended by omitting |
| of Act No. |
| 70,1901, | sections four (and the short heading thereto), five, six, |
| S3. 4-10. | seven, eight, nine and ten and by inserting in lieu thereof the following new sections:— |
| "Western | 4. | (1) The Governor may appoint a Western |
| Lands |
| Commis | Lands Commissioner (in this Act hereinafter |
| sioner. | referred to as “ the Commissioner ” ). |
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(2) The Commissioner shall, subject to the direction and control of the Minister, be charged with the administration of this Act, and shall exercise and perform the powers, authorities, duties and functions conferred and imposed upon the Commis sioner by this Act.
(3) The Governor may appoint two persons to aiairmen.
be chairmen of local land boards.
A person so appointed shall—
| (a) | preside as chairman at the sittings of such of the local land boards as the Commissioner may direct; and |
| (b) | exercise and perform such of the powers, authorities, duties and functions of the Com missioner as the Commissioner may direct generally, or in any special case. |
(4) The following…