Water Police (III.) ship or vessel at or adjacent to the place of any public work in any harbour or navigable river or creek for any period not -g six months. clause. In the construction of this Act the following words shall have the Interpretation hereby assigned to them if not inconsistent with the context or matter that is to say the words "ship" and "vessel" shall include every description of sea-going vessel whether trading beyond or within the limits of the colony the word owner "shall include all or any of the several persons if more than one to whom the vessel shall belong or any agent for the owner or owners the word "master" shall be deemed to include every person having charge or command of a vessel the word "seaman" shall include an apprentice to the owners or master of any ship or vessel or any other person employed on board any ship either for loading or discharging or getting ready for sea the word "shipping master" shall include any deputy of such shipping master in respect of any duties and acts for which the Governor shall have appointed or authorised the appointment of such deputy. This Act shall come into operation on the first day of January Commencement next. of Act. SCHEDULE A. Oath to be taken by shipping master. do solemnly swear that I will faithfully and truly perform the and duty of shipping master according to the true intent and meaning of an of Council passed in the year of Her Majesty Queen Victoria and that I will not either directly or indirectly personally or by means y other person or persons on my behalf receive any fee reward or gratuity oever by reason of any function of my office as shipping master except such e authorised by the said Act and that I will act without partiality favor or ion and to the best of my knowledge So help me God. Section 45 (cancellation of waterman's license) repealed by "The Local Authorities Act of (2 Edw. VII. No. 19), s. 4, title Local Authorities. Schedule B substituted for original Schedule by section 3 of "The Shipping Amendment of 1874," infra, this title. The Schedule so substituted was amended by substituting xpence" for "five shillings" as the fee for certificates of permission to be employed. See tion 2 of "The Shipping Amendment Act of 1895," infra, this title. [See section 3.] [See section 40.] 19 Vic. No. 8, 1855. Water Police (IV.) 38 Vic. No. 10, 1874. THE WATER POLICE ACT THE WATER POLICE ACT OF 1855. 19 Vic. No. 8. An Act to Apply to Newcastle and to Other Ports as occasion may require the Provisions of "The Water Police Regulation Act of 1853" respecting Seamen's Lodging-houses. Preamble. 17 Vic. No. 36. Such provisions may be extended to other ports by order of the Governor and Executive Council. W [ASSENTED TO 22ND AUGUST, 1855.] HEREAS from the great increase of shipping at the port of Newcastle it has become expedient to extend to that port the provisions respecting seamen's lodging-houses contained in the Act of Council seventeen Victoria number thirty-sixt And whereas it may also become expedient to extend the same provisions to other ports of increasing trade Be it therefore enacted by His Excellency the Governor of New South Wales with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council thereof as follows 1.t 2. Whenever it shall appear to the Governor with the advice of his Executive Council expedient to extend the said provisions§ to any other port or place much resorted to by shipping and seamen it shall be lawful for the said Governor by notification in the New South Wales Government Gazette to declare such port or place and the neighbourhood thereof to be within the said provisions and thereupon the same shall apply to and within the said port or place and the neighbourhood thereof in the same manner to all intents and purposes as if the said port or place and neighbourhood had been expressly mentioned in the said sections of the said recited Act. THE SHIPPING AMENDMENT ACT OF 1874. 38 Vic. No. 10. An Act to Amend the Law relating to the Engagement Discharge and Desertion of Seamen. THE SHIPPING AMENDMENT ACT OF 1874. Construction and short title. [ASSENTED TO 21ST JULY, 1874.] "BE it enacted by the Queen's Most Excellent Majesty by and with the advice ་ 1. This Act shall be read with and as forming part of the said Act seventeenth Section 1 (applying to Newcastle) repealed, 8 Edw. VII. No. 18, s. 2, title Acts. § Sections 31 to 38 of the Act of 1853 (17 Vic. No. 36), supra, this title, which Act was referred to in section 1 of this Act. "Queensland Government Gazette" substituted, "Supreme Court Act of 1867", (31 Vic. No. 23), s. 34, title Supreme Court. ** Sections 2 and 3 amended the Principal Act, supra, as follows:-Section 2 amended sections 4, 7, and 25; section 3 substituted a Schedule for the original Schedule B. Preamble repealed, 8 Edw. VII. No. 18, s. 2, title Acts. . 12, 1895. Wharves. 5 WM. IV. No. 13, 1834. HE SHIPPING AMENDMENT ACT OF 1895. o Amend "The Shipping Amendment Act of 1874." 59 Vic. No. 12. AMENDMENT [ASSENTED TO 22ND OCTOBER, 1895.] THE SHIPPING macted by the Queen's Most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice consent of the Legislative Council and Legislative Assembly of Queensarliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows: 66 s Act may be cited as The Shipping Amendment Act of 1895." Short title. WHARVES. [WHARVES ACT OF 1834.] for protecting Public Wharves Piers Quays and Jetties.† 5 Wm. IV. No. 13. 3 Wm IV. No. 6. [ASSENTED TO 5TH AUGUST, 1834.] EREAS it is expedient to extend the provisions of an Act of the Governor Preamble. and Council of New South Wales passed in the second year of the reign of jesty King William the Fourth intituled "An Act for the better preservation Ports Harbours Havens Roadsteads Channels Navigable Creeks and Rivers in uth Wales and the better regulation of Shipping in the same " and of a certain Act of the said Governor and Council passed in the fourth year of the reign said Majesty intituled "An Act for regulating the Police in the Town and Sydney and for removing and preventing Nuisances and Obstructions therein"§ as relates to the protection of Public Wharves Piers Quays and Jetties and nvenience of persons frequenting the same 4 Wm. IV. No. 7. e it therefore enacted by His Excellency the Governor of New South Wales Justices to the advice of the Legislative Council thereof make regulations for hat it shall be lawful for any two or more Justices of the Peace to make and the good order nt such rules and regulations and the same to alter and vary as occasion shall of public wharves jetties e for carrying into effect the provisions of the said first recited Act for pre- &o. ng rubbish being placed on any public pier or quay and for removing timber ther bulky articles from the same as therein directed and for the maintenance od order cleanliness and convenience on and at every public wharf quay pier etty within the said Colony respectively and such rules and regulations to ce in the case of free persons by imposing fines and penalties for the violation Penalties of any such fine or penalty in no case to exceed twenty shillings for any one ce to be recovered in a summary way before any Justice of the Peace and ed as in the said last recited Act is mentioned and in the case of any convict offender under sentence of transportation by such punishment as is therein orized and directed for the breach of any of the provisions thereof Provided always that all such rules and regulations as relate to any public Proviso as to rf pier quay or jetty situate within the boundaries of the Town and Port of quays &c. in the evil shall be made by the Justices appointed to execute the duties of Police port of Sydney. gistrates within the said town and port Rules to be approved of by the Governor And provided also That such rules and regulations respectively shall be first roved of by the Governor of the said Colony and published in the Government Ette and that the same shall be painted in distinct legible black letters on a and published ard with a white ground and be put up and continued in some conspicuous place in the Gazette. each and every such public wharf quay pier and jetty. Section 2 amended Schedule B of the Principal Act as enacted by the Amendment Act of -4, supra. This Act is repealed as to works under the control of a Local Authority by section 4 of "The cal Authorities Act of 1902" (2 Edw. VII. No. 19), and is therefore printed in small type. Repealed; see Historical Table, Index Volume. A local Act applicable only to Sydney and its suburbs. "Brisbane" substituted. "Supreme Court Act of 1867" (31 Vic. No. 23), s. 36, title upreme Court. THE BUILDING SOCIETIES ACT OF 1886. 50 Vic. No. 34. An Act to Amend the Law relating to Building Societies. THE BUILDING SOCIETIES ACT OF 1886. Short title. Interpretation. B1 [ASSENTED TO 2ND DECEMBER, 1886.] E it enacted by the Queen's Most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council and Legislative Assembly of Queensland, in Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows: Preliminary. 1. This Act may be cited as "The Building Societies Act of 1886." "Building Society" or "Society"-A Society having for its * 40 Vic. No. 13, repealed; see Historical Table. Index Volume. See now Societies Act of 1894" and Amendment Act of 1902, infra, this title. The Friendly Building Societies. - Existing Society"-A Building Society existing at the passing of this Act, and which has been registered under "The Friendly Societies Act, 1876,"* or any Act thereby repealed; Terminating Society"-A Society which by its rules is to terminate at a fixed date, or when a certain event or result specified in its rules happens or arrives; Permanent Society "-A Society which has not by its rules any fixed date or certain event or result when it is to terminate; Committee of Management"-The managing body of a Building Society, whether called a Board of Directors, Committee, or by any other name; "Secretary" The secretary, manager, managing director, or other principal executive officer of a Society, by whatever name he may be called; Investing Member"-A member of a Society who participates in the profits of the Society, whether his shares have been borrowed or advanced on or not; "Investing Shares"-Shares the holders of which participate in the profits of the Society, whether such shares have been borrowed or advanced on or not; "Court"-The Supreme Court of Queensland; Registrar "-The Registrar of Friendly Societies; "Certifying Barrister "-The Attorney-General or such other barrister as the Governor in Council may appoint to be certifying barrister for the purposes of this Act. Formation of Building Societies. . Any number of persons not less than ten may form a Building Formation and ety under this Act, either terminating or permanent. Such persons new Societies. 1 transmit to the Registrar two copies of the rules agreed upon by The Registrar, on receiving a certificate from the certifying registration of names of 4. No Society shall be registered under this Act by a name identical Prohibition of th that of an existing Registered Society, or, in the opinion of the identity of gistrar, so nearly resembling the same as to be calculated to deceive, Societies. ss such existing Society is in course of being terminated or dissolved, d consents to such registration. Eristing Building Societies. Societies. 5. Any existing Society shall be entitled to be registered under this Registration et, and when so registered its rules shall, so far as the same are not of existing ntrary to any express provision of this Act, continue in force until [Compare tered or rescinded as hereinafter mentioned, but any of its rules which 37 & 38 Vio. re contrary to any express provision of this Act shall, after such regisration, cease to be of any force or validity save as to any transactions, natters, or things done prior to such registration. 40 Vic. No. 13, repealed; see Historical Table, Index Volume. See now "The Friendly Societies Act of 1894" and Amendment Act of 1902, infra, this title. c. 42, s. 8.] |