An Act to amend the Licensed Hawkers Acts, 1863 to 1912. BE [Assented to, November 2nd, 1927.] E it Enacted by the Governor of the State of South Australia, follows: 1. (1) This Act may be cited as the "Licensed Hawkers Act Short titles. Amendment Act, 1927". (2) The Licensed Hawkers Acts, 1863 to 1912, and this Act may be cited together as the "Licensed Hawkers Acts, 1863 to 1927 ". 2. This Act is incorporated with the other Acts mentioned in Incorporation. section 1 of this Act, and those Acts and this Act shall be read as one Act. 3. (1) The Commissioner of Police is hereby charged with the Administration by administration of the Licensed Hawkers Acts, 1863 to 1912. (2) After the passing of this Act all licences issued pursuant to the said Acts shall be issued by the Commissioner of Police in place of the Treasurer. Every licence shall be in the form fixed, from time to time, by the Commissioner of Police. (3) The Commissioner of Police may refuse to issue a licence to any person who, in the opinion of the Commissioner of Police, is not a fit and proper person to whom a licence should be issued. Commissioner of 4. The Schedule to the Licensed Hawkers Act, 1863, is hereby Repeal of 3, 1863, The Schedule, repealed. 1793 5. Sections Amendment of 710, 1898, s. 4. Residential qualifications. Repeal of 710, 1898, 88. 5 and 6. Amendment of 710, 1898, The Schedule. Licensed Hawkers Act Amendment Act.-1927. 5. Section 4 of the Licensed Hawkers Amendment Act, 1898, amended by striking out the words "and that he has resided in South Australia for at least two years" in the fourth and fifth lines thereof. 6. Sections 5 and 6 of the Licensed Hawkers Amendment Act, 1898, are hereby repealed. 7. The Schedule to the Licensed Hawkers Amendment Act, 1898, is further amended by inserting the following items before the last line thereof, namely: In the name and on behalf of His Majesty, I hereby assent to this Bill. TOM BRIDGES, Governor. Adelaide: By authority, HARRISON WEIR, Government Printer, North Terrace. An Act to amend the Sand Drift Act, 1923, and for other purposes. [Assented to, November 2nd, 1927.] E it Enacted by the Governor of the State of South Australia, with the advice and consent of the Parliament thereof, as follows: 1. (1) This Act may be cited as the "Sand Drift Act Amendment Short titles. Act, 1927." (2) The Sand Drift Act, 1923 (which is hereinafter referred to as No. 1598 of 1923. "the principal Act"), and this Act may be cited together as the "Sand Drift Acts, 1923 and 1927." 2. Section 9 of the principal Act is amended Amendment of principal Act, s. 9 (a) by inserting after the word "fallowed" in the third line Prevention of sand thereof, the words "burnt over "; (b) by inserting after the word "District" in the fifth line thereof the words "or whenever it appears to any Council that there exists on any land (not being Crown lands) which is not situated within any District but which abuts on a public road within or partly within the District of the Council, any sand which if such land is cleared, fallowed, burnt over, cultivated, or grazed is likely to drift on to, or to drift in greater quantities on to the said public road"; (c) by inserting after the word "fallowing" in the eighth line thereof the words "burning over drift. A-1794 (d) by Amendment of principal Act, s. 13 Consequential amendment. Amendment of principal Act Power to exempt land from operation of Act. Amendment of Sand Drift Act Amendment Act.-1927. (d) by striking out the passage "for every day on which any such requisition is not complied with, to a penalty not exceeding One Pound" in subsection (3) thereof and inserting in lieu thereof the words "to a penalty not exceeding Fifty Pounds"; and (e) by adding at the end thereof the following subsection (4) If any such land is cleared, fallowed, burnt over, culti vated, or grazed contrary to any requirement of any such notice, and if, as a consequence of such clearing, fallowing burning over, cultivating, or grazing, any sand drifts on to any public road, then the Council may remove the sand from the public road and the cost of the removal thereof shall be recoverable by the Council from the owner or occupier of the land in manner provided by Division III. of this Part for the recovery of amounts payable to the Council under this Part In no case shall the amount recoverable under this subsection! exceed the value of the said land at the time when the sand is removed as aforesaid. 3. Section 13 of the principal Act is amended by inserting afte the word "fallowed" in the fifth line thereof the words "burnt over". 4. Division III. of Part III. of the principal Act is amended by inserting therein the following section: 13A. The Governor may by proclamation declare that Part III. of this Act shall not apply to any portion of the State specified in the proclamation and may by proclamation revoke or vary any such proclamation. 5. Section 14 of the principal Act is amended by inserting after principal Act, s. 14— the word "fallowed" in the sixth line thereof the words "burn: Consequential amendment. Amendment of principal Act, s. 17— Recovery of costs and expenses. Amendment of principal Act, s. 29Definitions. Amendment of principal Act, s. 30 Rights between occupiers to prevent sand drift. over". 6. Subsection (1) of section 17 of the principal Act is amended by adding at the end thereof the words " and may be recovered by action in any Court of competent jurisdiction or in any manner provided in this Division". 7. Section 29 of the principal Act is amended in (a) by striking out the words "application for relief under (b) by striking out the words "application for relief under" in 8. Section 30 of the principal Act is repealed and the following sections are enacted in lieu thereof : 30. (1) Whenever it appears to the occupier of any land that there exists on any other land (not being Crown lands) any sand |