Victorian Consolidated Legislation

MELBOURNE MARKET AUTHORITY ACT 1977

No. 8993 of 1977
Version incorporating amendments as at 15 February 2008

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

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   PART I-PRELIMINARY

   1.      Short title and commencement
   2.      Repealed
   3.      Definitions
   3A.     Market a public place

   PART II-THE MELBOURNE MARKET AUTHORITY

   4.      Establishment of the Authority
   5.      Objects of the Authority
   6.      Functions of the Authority
   7.      Powers of the Authority
   8.      Ministerial directions
   9.      Members of the Authority
   10.     Terms and conditions of office of member
   11.     Chairperson
   12.     Acting appointments
   13.     Validity of acts or decisions of the Authority
   13A.    Proceedings of the Authority
   13B.    Chief executive officer
   13C.    Staff
   13D.    Advisory committees

   PART III-FINANCIAL

   14.     Financial matters
   15.     Authority may make certain grants
   16.     Borrowing on overdraft
   17.     Limit on borrowing by Authority
   18.     Insurance
   19.     Repealed
   19A.    Authority to pay dividend
   20.     Limitation on extent to which Authority may enter into contracts
   21.     Borrowing by Authority
   22.     Sinking fund
   23.     Power to invest in Authority's securities
   24.     Appointment of receiver in certain cases
   24A.    Regulations
   25.     Provisions of Schedule 1 incorporated

   PART IV-GENERAL

   26.     Use of market land
           27-31. Repealed
   32.     Exemption from rates
   33.     Repealed
   34.     Enlargement of market land
   35.     Leases etc. to be subject to certain terms
   36.     Proceedings
   37.     Proof
   38.     By-laws
   38A.    Further provisions as to the by-laws

   PART V-TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS AND CONSEQUENTIAL AMENDMENTS

   39.     Appointed day
   40.     Finance Committee
   41.     Orders of Governor in Council in relation to transfer of market
   42.     Transfer of Melbourne wholesale fruit and vegetable market
   43.     Trust to issue new debentures etc.
   44.     Trust entitled to be paid certain amounts
   45.     Transitional provisions of transfer to Trust of market land and market
   46.     Transfer of employees of Council to Trust
           47-49. Repealed
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           SCHEDULE 1.

   PART I-DEBENTURES

   PART II-STOCK
           SCHEDULE 2-Plan of market land in the Parish of Doutta Galla, County of Bourke
           SCHEDULE 3-Repealed
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           ENDNOTES
           1. General Information
           2. Table of Amendments
           3. Explanatory Details