Australian Capital Territory Numbered Acts

PAWNBROKERS (AMENDMENT) ACT 1995 (NO 15 OF 1995)

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   1.      This Act may be cited as the Pawnbrokers (Amendment) Act 1995.  
   2.      This Act commences on the day on which it is notified in the Gazette.  
   3.      In this Act, “Principal Act” means the Pawnbrokers Act 1902 of the State of New South Wales in its application in the Territory.1  
   4.      Section 3 of the Principal Act is amended by inserting the following definitions:“ ‘charge' means a charge that has not been dealt with by a court, but does not include a charge that has been withdrawn or otherwise not been proceeded with; ‘convicted' includes being discharged under section 556A of the Crimes Act 1900 or an equivalent provision of a law of the Commonwealth, a State, another Territory or another country, but does not include a reference to a conviction that has been set aside on appeal or review; ‘Court' means the Magistrates Court; ‘Registrar' means the Registrar of the Court;”.  
   5.      Sections 6, 7 and 8 of the Principal Act are repealed and the following sections substituted:  
   6.      The following provisions of the Principal Act are amended by omitting “Magistrates”:  
   8.      Subject to the Principal Act as amended by this Act, a licence issued under the Principal Act before the commencement of this Act continues in force until the expiry of the period of 1 year from the day on which it was issued.  
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