Northern Territory Consolidated Acts

POUNDS ACT

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

           Long Title

   1.      Short title
   2.      Commencement
   3.      Definitions
   4.      Appointment of inspector or poundkeeper
   5.      Establishment of pounds
   6.      Pound to be enclosed and kept in good order
   7.      Diseased cattle to be kept in separate enclosure
   8.      Destruction of diseased cattle
   9.      Constant supply of water to be maintained
   10.     Taking cattle out of pound for grazing or watering
   11.     Pound book
   12.     Board setting out fees to be maintained at pound
   13.     Accounting for money received by poundkeeper
   14.     Powers of impounding cattle
   14A.    Transport to pound
   15.     Impounding unlawfully or in an unauthorized place
   16.     Fees to be paid to the poundkeeper
   18.     Person impounding not liable to fees
   19.     Payment of fees on seizure for impounding
   20.     Notice to be given by person impounding cattle
   21.     Duty and responsibility of poundkeeper
   22.     Posting of notice of cattle impounded
   23.     Notice of impounding to be given to owner
   24.     If cattle not claimed notice to be published in newspaper
   25.     Cattle to be released on payment of fees, &c.
   26.     Power of sale of cattle by poundkeeper
   27.     Time of sale of impounded cattle
   28.     Mode of sale of impounded cattle
   29.     Poundkeeper to act as auctioneer
   30.     Number of cattle to be put up for auction in one lot
   31.     Persons forbidden to purchase impounded cattle
   32.     Powers of poundkeeper where no bid made at sale
   33.     Disposal of proceeds of sale after deducting poundage fees
   34.     Pound rescues or breaches
   35.     Owners of straying cattle liable to penalty
   36.     Compensation for trespass on enclosed land
   36A.    Certain fines paid to local authority
   36B.    Offences and penalties
   37.     Regulations
           Schedule 1 Acts of the State of South Australia and Ordinances of the Northern Territory
           Schedule 2
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