Police Offences Act 1967 (ACT)

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POLICE OFFENCES

No. 3 of 1967

An Ordinance to amend the Police Offences
Ordinance 1930-1961.

1.—(1.) This Ordinance may be cited as the Police Offences

Ordinance 1967.*
(2. ) The Police Offences Ordinance 1930-1961 is in this Ordinance referred to as the Principal Ordinance.

(3 . ) The Principal Ordinance, as amended by this Ordinance, may be cited as the Police Offences Ordinance
1930-1967.

2 . Section 5 of the Principal Ordinance is amended by inserting, before the definition of " C o u r t " , the following definition:—

" ' B o a t ' includes launch, yacht, canoe, raft, pontoon and any other thing capable of carrying persons or goods through or on water;"

3.   Section 23 of the Principal Ordinance is amended—

(a) by omitting from paragraph (p) of sub-section (1 . )

the words " or outhouse " and inserting in their stead the words " , outhouse, boatshed or boat ";

(b) by inserting in paragraph (a ) of sub-section ( 1 . ) ,

after the word " outhouse ", the word ", boat-

shed "; and

(c) by omitting from paragraph (q) of sub-section (1.)

the words " cart or waggon " and inserting in

1948; N o . 12, 1953; N o . 21, 1959; N o . 1, 1961; and N o . 19, 1966.

their stead the words " vehicle or boat ".

4. Section 24B of the Principal Ordinance is amended by

inserting after the word " lands " the words ", in or on a vehicle

or boa t " .
5. Section 37 of the Principal Ordinance is repealed.

6. Section 43 of the Principal Ordinance is amended by omitting from paragraph (a) the words " or river " and inserting in their stead the words ", river or lake ".

* Made on 16 February 1967; notified in the Commonwealth Gazette and commenced on 23

February 1967.

Ordinance N o . 9, 1930, as amended by N o . 10, 1934; N o . 31, 1937; Nos . 7 and 10, 1939; N o . 3,

7.   Section 56 of the Principal Ordinance is amended— (a) by adding at the end of paragraph (a) the words

" , or into any lake adjoining any such public

place "; and

(b) by inserting in paragraph (b), after the word

" stream ", the words " , or of any such lake ".

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