Western Australian Consolidated Acts

BILLS OF SALE ACT 1899

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

           Long Title

   PART I -- Preliminary  

   1.      Short title  
   2.      Date of coming into operation  
   3.      Application of Act  
   5.      Interpretation  

   PART II -- Registration  

   6.      Bill of sale to contain names and addresses of parties  
   7.      Future crops and progeny of stock may be included in bill of sale  
   7A.     Legal interest in future and after acquired chattels to be deemed to pass to grantee of bill of sale  
   8.      Execution and registration of bill of sale  
   10.     Periods for registration  
   11.     Registrar shall file and register and keep “Register Book”  
   13.     Judge may extend time or amend error  
   13A.    Power of Registrar to extend time for registration or renewal of registration of a bill of sale  

   PART III -- Renewal of registration  

   14.     Time for renewal  
   15.     If not renewed document void  
   16.     Mode of renewal  
   16A.    Affidavit under section 16 may be made by attorney  
   17.     Registration of renewal  

   PART IV -- Bills of sale by way of security  

   17A.    Interpretation  
   17R.    Form of bill of sale -- Tenth Schedule  
   17S.    Implied covenants -- Eleventh Schedule  

   PART V -- Searches and office copies  

   18.     Search may be made of records  
   19.     Office copy or extract to be given  
   20.     Registration to be prima facie evidence of due execution, etc.  

   PART VI -- Entry of satisfaction  

   21.     Memo of satisfaction may be filed  
   22.     On filing memo the debt shall be discharged  
   23.     If grantee absent the Registrar may receive money  
   24.     Judge may order memorandum of discharge to be entered  

   PART VII -- Effect of registration  

   25.     Effect of non-compliance with Act or non-registration  
   25A.    Certain errors in bill of sale not to invalidate it  
   26.     Application of doctrine of “apparent possession”  
   27.     Bona fide purchaser not affected by unregistered bill of sale  
   28.     Chattels liable to distress for rates  

   PART VIII -- General  

   30.     When instrument made subject to a defeasance not contained therein  
   31.     Bill of sale void in certain cases except for present advances etc.  
   31A.    Contemporaneous and future advances  
   32.     Bill of sale void as to execution on existing debts  
   33.     Bill of sale takes effect from date  
   34.     Priority of instruments affecting same chattels  
   35.     Avoidance of duplicate bills of sale  
   36.     Grantee may bid for and purchase chattels  
   36A.    Protection of bona fide purchasers  

   PART IX -- Bills of sale of stock  

   37.     Stock to be described, etc.  
   38.     Bill of sale of stock to include progeny  

   PART X -- Bill of sale over crops  

   39.     Bill of sale may be granted over crops  
   40.     Not available except against annual crops  
   41.     Saving of rights of landlord and mortgagee  

   PART XI -- Bill of sale over wool  

   42.     Bill of sale over wool  
   43.     Not affected by subsequent dealing  
   44.     Form of security -- Fourth Schedule  
   45.     Bill of sale over mortgaged sheep  

   PART XII -- Miscellaneous  

   47.     Covenants to be joint and several  
   48.     Covenants to bind representatives  
   48A.    Regulations  
   50.     Rules  
   50A.     No retrospective effect  

   PART XIII -- Debentures  

   51.     Registration of debentures  
   52.     Application of prior sections  
   53.     When more than 1 debenture is issued  
           SECOND SCHEDULE
           THIRD SCHEDULE
           FOURTH SCHEDULE
           TENTH SCHEDULE
           ELEVENTH SCHEDULE
           TWELFTH SCHEDULE
           FOURTEENTH SCHEDULE
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