AN ACT to consolidate and amend the Law relating to Road Boards.

[Assented to 16th February, 1911.]

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 Roads Act, 1911.

Short title.

2. This Act shall come into operation on the first day of July, Commencement. one thousand nine hundred and eleven.

3. This Act is divided into Parts, as follows:

PART

PART

PART

PART

PART

I. PRELIMINARY, SS. 1-7.
II.-ROAD DISTRICTS, SS. 8-12.

III.-ROAD BOARDS, SS. 13-115.

IV. PROCEEDINGS OF BOARDS. SS. 116-136.
V.-POWERS AND DUTIES OF BOARDS, ss. 137-
191.

PART VI. REVENUE, SS. 192-254.

PART VII.-BORROWING AND SPECIAL POWERS. SS.

255-286.

PART VIII.--ACCOUNTS AND AUDITS. ss. 287-308.

PART

IX.-OFFENCES AND MISCELLANEOUS. ss. 309-337.

4.

Division of Act.

Repeal: First
Schedule.

1902, No. 48, s. 3.

Interpretation.

4. (1.) The Acts mentioned in the First Schedule are hereby repealed to the extent therein mentioned.

But such repeal shall not affect any right, privilege, obligation, or liability acquired, accrued, or incurred under any such Act, or any act, deed, matter, or thing lawfully done thereunder.

And notwithstanding such repeal:

All by-laws in force within any district at the commencement of this Act, and lawfully made under any repealed Act, shall continue in force until repealed in the manner provided by this Act.

All rates and other moneys which, under any repealed Act, are due or payable to or leviable by the Board of any district shall be and continue to be so due, payable, and leviable, and shall be paid to and may be received and recovered by the Board under the provisions of this Act. All rights and liabilities in respect of rates due at the commencement of this Act shall remain the same as if this Act had not passed.

All penalties imposed under any repealed Act may be en-
forced as if this Act had not passed.

All books and documents made evidence shall continue evi-
dence to the same extent as if this Act had not passed.
All works and undertakings authorised to be executed and
all engagements existing at the commencement of this
Act shall be carried out under this Act.

All lists of ratepayers and electoral lists in force at the com-
mencement of this Act shall be deemed to have been made
under this Act, and this Act shall apply to the same
accordingly.

Save so far as there is anything in this Act inconsistent therewith, this Act shall apply to all matters and things made, done, or commenced under any repealed Act, as if this Act had been in force at the time they were made, done, or commenced, and they were made, done, or commenced thereunder.

(2.) In every unrepealed Act in which reference is made to the District Roads Act, 1871, or any other repealed Act providing for the constitution of road districts such reference shall be construed as having been intended to extend to the enactment for the time being in force providing for the constitution of road districts.

5. In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires, the folSee 1902, No. 48, lowing terms shall have the meanings stated:

8. 4.

"Board" means the Road Board of a district;
Chairman" includes the member acting as chairman for the
time being;