Wildlife Conservation Act 1950 (WA)

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Wildlife Conservation Act 1950

This Act was repealed by the Biodiversity Conservation Act 2016 s. 278 (No. 24 of 2016) as at 1 Jan 2019 (see s. 2(b) and Gazette 14 Sep 2018 p. 3305)

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Western Australia

Wildlife Conservation Act 1950

Wildlife Conservation Act 1950

An Act to provide for the conservation and protection of wildlife.

[Long title amended by No. 67 of 1975 s. 3.]

1.Short title

This Act may be cited as the Wildlife Conservation Act 1950 1.

[Section 1 amended by No. 45 of 1967 s. 1(3); No. 67 of 1975 s. 3.]

2.Commencement

This Act shall come into operation on a day to be fixed by proclamation 1.

[3. Omitted under the Reprints Act 1984 s. 7(4)(f).]

4.Severability

This Act shall be construed so as not to exceed the legislative power of the State the intention being that, if any provision of this Act would, but for this section, be construed as being in excess of that power, it shall, to the extent to which it is not in excess of that power, be a valid enactment.

[5. Deleted by…

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