Registration of name subsequently to registration of birth. Amendment of Marriages-Amendment. 31. If a child whose birth has been registered and whose name (commonly called the Christian name), if any, by which it was registered has been altered, whether by baptism or otherwise, or if a child has been registered without a name being inserted in the Register, and a name has been subsequently given to such child, whether by baptism or otherwise, the parent or guardian of such child, or the person procuring such name to be altered or given, may, within sixty days next after the alteration or giving of such name, procure and deliver to the district registrar in whose custody the registry of the birth of such child then happens to be a certificate in the form in the Sixth schedule, or in such other form as may be prescribed by regulations made under this Act, signed by the minister or other person who has altered or given such name; and such minister or other person shall deliver such certificate, whenever demanded, on payment to him of the fee of one shilling; and the district registrar shall, upon receipt of such certificate together with the fee of two shillings and sixpence, without any erasure or alteration of the original entry forthwith register thereon, in the column provided for the purpose, that the child was baptised by such name or had such name or altered name given to it, and shall thereupon transmit to the Registrar General a certified copy of the additional entry so made. Provided always that a registration under this section shall not be made more than once. 4. Section thirty-four of the principal Act as amended by section eleven of the Registration of Births, Deaths, and Marriages Amendment Act, 1907, is further amended by the addition of the following words: Provided that whenever by reason of special circumstances it is shown to the satisfaction of the Registrar General, or the district registrar concerned, that there existed a good reason for the omission to register such death within the prescribed time, and that the circumstances of the case would not admit of a compliance with the provisions of the Act, then, in such case, the Registrar General, or such district registrar, all the particulars required for such registration having been duly furnished within such time as may reasonably be found necessary to enable such registration to be effected, may, in his discretion, grant authority for the registration of, or register such death, without requiring the informant to make the statutory or solemn declaration before mentioned. 5 Marriages-Amendment. Section 35. 5. Section thirty-five of the principal Act is amended by strik- Amendment of ing out the words "Registrar General," in the tenth line, and inserting the words "district registrar." 1907, No. 19, 6. Section one of the Registration of Births, Deaths, and Mar- Amendment of riages Amendment Act, 1907, is amended by inserting immediately Section 1. before the word "Births," in the third line thereof, the words "Registration of." See 42 Vic., No. 7. When a birth or death is not duly registered, and any per- Penalty for son whose duty it was to cause the district registrar to be informed continuing offence. of such birth or death is convicted for failing to do so, the justices 13, s. 19. inay, on such conviction, make an order directed to the person convicted of such offence, ordering such person to cause the district registrar to be informed of such birth or death, and to give the prescribed particulars, and to pay the prescribed fee, within a certain time, to be stated in the order; and if, at the expiration of such time, such order is not obeyed, the person to whom such order shall have been directed may be proceeded against for neglecting such order, and shall be liable on conviction to a penalty not exceeding twenty pounds; and on any such conviction from time to time it shall be lawful for the convicting justices to renew the said order, and any further breach of any such order after a previous conviction for any such breach shall be punishable in like manner. 8. name When an order of adoption has been made under the Adoption Registration of of Children Act, 1896, the district registrar having the custody of me of adopted the registry of the birth of such child shall, on an application being made in the prescribed form, and on payment of the prescribed fee, make an entry on the register in the prescribed manner of the surname of the adopting parent conferred on the child. By Authority: FRED. WM. SIMPSON, Government Printer, Perth. AN ACT to regulate the Sale of the Necessaries of Life during War. BE [Assented to 8th August, 1914.] 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 Control of Trade in War Time Act. Short title. 2. In this Act the following terms have the meanings stated:- Interpretation. "Necessaries of life"-such products, goods, chattels, and things as the Governor may by proclamation declare to "Personal requirements."-The requirements of any person 3. This Act shall have operation only during such period as the Operation of Aot. Governor may from time to time by proclamation declare, when a state of war exists between the United Kingdom and some other Power. 4. 4. The Governor, on the advice of a Royal Commission (which the Governor is hereby authorised to appoint) may, by Order in Council fix the maximum prices that may be lawfully charged for the necessaries of life. 5. No person having in his possession or power any necessaries of life in excess of his personal requirements shall refuse to sell and deliver the same to any other person on demand, and on payment or tender of a price so fixed. Penalty; £1,000; or imprisonment for not exceeding twelve months. 6. On the conviction of any person under the last preceding section, it shall be lawful for the Colonial Treasurer and all persons acting with his authority to seize, take possession of, carry away, and dispose of any necessaries of life in the possession or power of the offender, and for such purpose to enter upon any premises in which such necessaries of life may be or be supposed to be, and to use such force as may be necessary, subject only to the payment of maximum prices so fixed as aforesaid. 7. No person shall buy up or store the necessaries of life with intent to raise the prices thereof or to prevent free circulation thereof; or, without the consent in writing of the Colonial Treasurer, export the necessaries of life to any place beyond the limits of the Commonwealth. Penalty: £1,000; or imprisonment for twelve months. 8. Any Police Officer acting with the authority of the Commissioner, or an Inspector, or Sub-Inspector of the Police Force, and any other person acting with the authority of the Colonial Treasurer may enter and search any premises upon which such Police Officer or person believes that any necessaries of life are kept contrary to the provisions of this Act. 9. Whoever aids, abets, counsels, or procures, or by act or omission is in any way directly or indirectly concerned in the commission of any offence against this Act shall be deemed to have committed such offence and shall be punishable accordingly. 10. In every prosecution under this Act an averment of the prosecutor contained in the information or complaint shall be deemed to be proved in the absence of proof to the contrary. 11. No prosecution under this Act shall be commenced without the authority in writing of the Attorney General first obtained. By Authority: FRED. WM. SIMPSON, Government Printer, Perth. |