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The Local Courts (Amendment) Act, 1965

Assented to in Her Majesty's name this 1st day of October, 1965.

H.J.L. BOSTON,

Governor-General.

No. 29

The Local Courts (Amendment) Act, 1965

[1st October, 1965.]

Be it enacted by the Queen's Most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the House of Representatives in this present Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:—

1. Section 4 of the Local Courts Act is hereby amended as follows—

a) by the insertion immediately after the word "Vice-President" in line 2 of subsection (1) thereof of the words "or Vice-Presidents where he considers it necessary to appoint more than one"; and

b) by the insertion immediately after the word "of' in the third line of subsection (3) thereof of the words "not more than".

2. Section 5 of the principal Act is hereby amended by the insertion immediately after the word "suspend" in line two thereof of the words, "or revoke the appointment of'.

3. Subsection (1) of section 8 of the principal Act is hereby amended by the insertion of the word "Local" immediately after the word "Group" in line three thereof.

4. Subsection (1) of section 9 of the principal Act is hereby amended by the insertion of the word "Local" immediately after the word "Group" in line three thereof.

5. Subsection (1) of section 13 of the principal Act is hereby amended as follows—

a) by the insertion immediately before the word "cases" in line one of paragraph (aa) of the proviso thereto of the words "subject to the provisions of paragraph (a)"; and

b) by the substitution for the words "fifty pounds" in line three of paragraph (c) of the words "two hundred leones"; and

c) by the substitution for the words "six months" in line four of paragraph (c) of the words "one year".

6. The proviso to section 16 of the principal Act is hereby amended—

a) by the substitution for the word "fifty pounds" in line two thereof of the words "two hundred leones"; and

b) by the substitution for the words "six months" in lines two and three thereof of the words "one yeaf'.

7. Subsection (1) of section 26 of the principal Act is hereby amended by the repeal of the Scale of "Fine and Period of Imprisonment" thereunder, and the replacement therefor of the following new scale—

Period of Imprisonment

Not exceeding one leone

Exceeding one leone but not exceeding two leones Exceeding two leones but not exceeding four leones Exceeding four leones but not exceeding ten leones Exceeding ten leones but not exceeding twenty leones Exceeding twenty leones but not exceeding one hundred leones

Exceeding one hundred leones

8. Section 29 of the principal Act is hereby amended as follows—

a) by the insertion immediately after the word "Court" in line one of subsection (5) of the words "in a civil case or matter";

b) by the substitution for the words "if the convicted person (or in a civil case, either of the parties)" in lines one and two of subsection (6) of the words "if in a civil case, either of the parties".

9. Subsection (4) of section 42 of the principal Act is hereby repealed.

10. Section 47 of the principal Act is hereby amended by the insertion immediately after the word "makes" in the third line thereof, of the following words "or cases to be made".

11. The principal Act is hereby amended by the addition immediately after section 48 of the following new section—

48A. The powers vested in a President under this Act or any Rules made thereunder shall be exercised by a Vice-President.".

Passed in the House of Representatives this 23rd day of September, in the year of Our Lord one thousand nine hundred and sixth-five.

J.W.E. DAVIES

Acting Clerk of the House of Representatives.

This Printed Impression has been carefully compared by me with the Bill which has passed the House of Representatives and found by me to be a true and correctly printed copy of the said Bill.

J.W.E. DAVIES

Acting Clerk of the House of Representatives.

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