Wool Draft Allowance Abolition Act of 1936 (1 Edw Viii No. 9) (Qld)

16326 MERCANTILE. Wool Draft Allowance Abolition Act. 1 EDW. VIII. No. 9, MEMBERS OF PARLIAMENT, INCREASE OF SALARIES OF. See CONSTITUTION (I). MERCANTILE. 1 ED :\ : i V 0 . .9 V . III. An Act to Make Unlawful the Mercantile Custom THE WOOL DRAFT commonly known as the "Wool Draft ALLOWANCE ABOLITION Allowance," and for other purposes. ACT OF 1936. [ASSENTED TO 23RD OCTOBER, 1936.] Preamble. W HEREAS a mercantile custom prevails in Queensland of making to buyers of wool an allowance of one pound in everyone hundred and twelve pounds of wool purchased, which allowance is commonly referred to in the wool trade as the "wool draft allowance." And whereas it is considered that such allowance as aforesaid unduly and unfairly prejudices .growers. of wool- Be it therefore enacted by the King's Most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Assembly of Queensland in Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows :- aSnhdort title 1. This Act may be cited as " The Wool Dra.f ' . J l " . commence. Allowance Abolition Act of 1936," and shall come into ment of Act. force on a date to be proclaimed by the Governor· in Council by Proclamation published in the Gazette, which date is hereinafter referred to as the commencement of this Act. Abolition of 2. From and after the commencement of this Act tdhraef" t wool the mercantile custom existing in the wool trade in allowance" Queensland whereby an allowance, deduction, or rebate saailnmlodiwloaatrnhceers. r(eafnedrrwedhettoheirn ththee " pwroeaoml bdlreaftto atlhloiws aAnccet " ohr eareniynboetfhoerer allowance, deduction, or rebate in lieu of or in substitution for the said" wool draft allowance") is or may be made to or claimed by any buyer of wool is and shall be unlawful and to the intent that any person who makes or claims

MERCANTILE. 1936. Wool Draft Allowance Abolition Act. any allowance, deduction, or rebate from the price agreed to be paid by a purchaser of wool for all wool purchased by him whereby the vendor of such wool shall not receive in full the sale price of all such wool, or whereby such purchaser shall not pay in full such purchase price, shall be guilty of an offence against this Act and liable to a penalty of not more than five hundred pounds. The provisions of this section shall apply to all wool and whether sold in a bale, fadge, butt, bag, or in any other kind of package ~ hatsoever : Provided that nothing in this section shall prevent or be deemed to prevent a broker or agent who receives the purchase price of any wool sold by him for or on behalf of his principal from deducting therefrom any commission which he is legally entitled to be paid or any costs, charges, and expenses which his principal has authorised him to incur in or in connection with such sale. 3. All proceedings in respect of offences against Offences this Act shall be heard and determined in a summary way on complaint under *" The Justices Acts, 1886 to 1932." * 50 Vie. No. 17 and amending Acts, supra, pages 1132 et scq. MINISTERS OF THE CROWN, INCREASE OF SALARIES OF. See CONSTITUTION (1). MOTOR DEALERS. See AUCTIONEERS AND COMMISSION AGENTS. IVIOTOR VEHICLES INSURANCE. See TRAFFIC. PARLIAMENT, MEMBERS OF, INCREASE SALARIES OF. See CONSTITlCTION (1). x OF