AN ACT relating to Collectors of and Dealers in Marine Stores.

[Assented to, 18th November, 1902.]

E it enacted by the King's Most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council and Legislative Assembly of Western Australia, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as

follows:

1. THIS Act may be cited as the Marine Stores Act, 1902, and short title. shall come into operation on the first day of January, 1903.

2. IN this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,-
"Collector" means any person engaged in collecting or carry-
ing on the business of collecting marine stores of any kind;
"Dealer" means any person other than a ship-chandler or
ship-owner dealing in or buying and selling marine stores
of any kind, whether such person deals in any other goods
or not;

"Licensed

means licensed under this Act;

"Marine

Interpretation.

Marine Stores.

"Marine stores means partly manufactured metal goods, second-hand anchors, cables, sails, old junk, rags, bones, bottles, jute goods, and marine stores of every description, copper, iron, brass, lead, Muntz metal, scrap metal, broken metal, or defaced metal goods;

"Police officer" includes any constable or officer of police; "Prescribed" means prescribed by regulations;

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Regulations" mean regulations under this Act;

Ship-chandler" means any shopkeeper in a seaport town whose principal business is the sale of cordage, canvas, and other furniture, and general necessaries of ships;

"Truck" means truck, handcart, cart, barrow, or vehicle of any kind whatsoever.

PART I.-COLLECTORS.

3. A COLLECTOR'S license, in the form in the Second Licenses to be issued Schedule, may be granted and issued by the Commissioner of Police, in his discretion, to any person apparently over the age of sixteen years.

by Commissioner of Police.

Fee for license.

Applications for

form in schedule.

The sum of Two shillings and sixpence shall be paid for every collector's license.

4. EVERY application for a collector's license by any person licenses to be in the then unlicensed shall be made in the form in the First Schedule, signed by the applicant, and shall be accompanied by a certificate, in the form in the said schedule, signed by two reputable householders residing within the magisterial district in which the applicant resides.

Collector to leave

address with police officer and report himself.

Change of address to be notified to police.

License to be produced on demand.

5. IF any collector shall not,

(1.) Within seven days after being licensed, report himself,
exhibit his license, and notify his place of abode to the
officer in charge of the police station nearest to his place
of abode; or

(2.) Whenever and as often as he changes his place of abode,
notify by writing such change to the officer in charge
of the police station at which he has reported himself, in
compliance with the last preceding subsection, within
seven days after having so changed his abode; or
(3.) At any time, upon demand, produce his license to any
Justice of the Peace, or police officer, or to any person
from whom he has, within twenty-four hours previously,
bought or offered to buy, or collected or offered to
collect, any marine stores; or

(4.)

Marine Stores.

(4.) Keep all marine stores other than bones or glass bottles Marine stores to be
purchased or received by him in the same state and kept for four days.
condition as they were in when so purchased or received
for four days at least next after such purchase or receipt,
unless he shall sooner sell the same to a licensed dealer; or
(5.) Deliver the same to the licensed dealer, if sold within the
said period, in the same state and condition as when
purchased or received; or

(6.) Wear such badge as may be prescribed; or

Collectors to wear

(7.) Show such badge when and so often as may be prescribed; badges.

or,

To show same.

(8.) Within one week after he ceases to be licensed, deliver up To deliver up same his badge to the officer in charge of the police station when he ceases to be nearest to the place where he resides at the time he licensed.

ceases to be licensed:

he shall be guilty of an offence against this Act.

6.

IF any collector shall

Licenses not to be

(1.) Lend or let out on hire his license to any person whomso- let out.
ever, whether licensed or not; or

Collectors to sell to

(2.) Sell or otherwise dispose of any marine stores, other than
bones or glass bottles, to any person other than a licensed licensed dealers
dealer; or

only.

Collectors to

(3.) Carry on his business of collecting marine stores or of
buying or selling the same before eight o'clock in the observe certain
morning, or after five o'clock in the evening, or on hours.
Sunday or any Public Holiday; or

Trucks to have

(4.) Use any truck for the purposes of his business which shall not have painted or marked upon it, in such manner and address on them. with such letters as may be prescribed, a number, and also the name in full and the address of the owner thereof; or

Two persons only to

(5.) Allow any person other than a licensed collector, or allow
more than one licensed collector to accompany him when attend truck.
using a truck in the business of collecting marine
stores; or

(6.) Enter any premises without the permission of the owner
or occupier thereof; or

Collectors not to
enter premises with-
out permission.
To depart when

(7.) Having entered upon any premises, with or without the
permission of the owner or occupier thereof, neglect or directed.
refuse to immediately leave such premises when directed
to do so by such owner or occupier or his servant or
agent; or

(8.)

Not to use offensive language or behaviour.

License to be void on second conviction.

May be arrested without warrant.

Collectors to be licensed.

Dealers only to purchase marine stores.

No one but a licensed collector to accompany truck.

Dealers must be licensed.

Application for

dealer's license or transfer.

Notice of application for license or transfer thereof.

Police may show

cause.

Marine Stores.

(8.) Use insulting or offensive language, or be guilty of rude or insulting behaviour, whilst in pursuit of his occupation as a collector in any place, whether private or public,

he shall be guilty of an offence against this Act.

On a second conviction for any offence against subsection one of this section the offender's license shall be forfeited, and he shall be thenceforth incapable of holding a collector's license.

Any person, without warrant, may arrest any offender against any of the provisions of subsections seven and eight of this section, and deliver him into the custody of any police officer, who shall take him in due course before any Court of Petty Sessions to be dealt with for his offence.

7. IF any person shall

(1.) Act as a collector without being licensed; or

(2.) Not being a licensed dealer, purchase or receive from any collector any marine stores other than bones or glass bottles; or

(3.) Not being a licensed collector, accompany any truck then being used in the business of collecting marine stores; or (4.) Not being a licensed collector, wear any badge, or imitation of a badge, for the purpose of passing as a licensed collector,

he shall be guilty of an offence against this Act.

PART II.-DEALERS.

8. ANY person who acts as a dealer without being licensed shall be guilty of an offence against this Act.

9. A DEALER'S license, in the form in the Third Schedule, may be granted, and a transfer thereof to any person or premises may be permitted, by any two Justices of the Peace at the Court of Petty Sessions nearest to the premises in respect of which the license is applied for or was granted.

10. NO dealer's license shall be granted, or any transfer thereof permitted, unless the applicant shall, ten days at the least before his application, give or send by registered letter through the post to the clerk of the Court of Petty Sessions and to the Commissioner of Police a notice, in writing, signed by him, of his intention to apply for the same, setting forth his name and address and the place where his business is intended to be carried on. The Commissioner of Police, or any person authorised by him, may show cause against the granting of any such application.

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