Australian Capital Territory Numbered Acts

SECOND-HAND DEALERS AND COLLECTORS (NO 16 OF 1995)

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   1.      This Act may be cited as the Second-hand Dealers and Collectors (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 Second-hand Dealers and Collectors Act 1906 of the State of New South Wales in its application in the Territory.1  
   4.      Before section 1 of the Principal Act the following heading is inserted:  

   PART I--PRELIMINARY”. INTERPRETATION

   5.      Section 2 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‘charge' means a charge that has not been dealt with by a court, but does not include a charge that has been withdrawn or otherwise not been proceeded with; ‘convicted' includes being discharged under section 556A of the Crimes Act 1900 or an equivalent provision of a law of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; ‘Registrar' means the Registrar of the Court;”.  
   6.      After section 2 of the Principal Act the following Part is inserted:  

   PART II--LICENCES APPLICATIONS FOR LICENCES

   7.      The heading to Part I of the Principal Act is amended by omitting “PART I” and substituting “PART III”.  
   8.      Sections 4 to 7 (inclusive) of the Principal Act are repealed.  
   9.      The heading to Part II of the Principal Act is amended by omitting “PART II” and substituting “PART IV”.  
   10.     Section 10 of the Principal Act is repealed.  
   11.     Section 14 of the Principal Act is amended by inserting “or her” after “his”.  
   12.     Section 19 of the Principal Act is amended by omitting “, permitted to be transferred”.  
   13.     The First Schedule to the Principal Act is amended by omitting “Section 4” and substituting  
   14.     The Fifth Schedule to the Principal Act is repealed.  
   15.     The Sixth Schedule to the Principal Act is amended by omitting “Section 10” and substituting  
   16.     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.