Western Australian Consolidated Acts

BILLS OF SALE ACT 1899

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

           Long Title

   PART I -- Preliminary  

   1.      Short title  
   2.      Commencement  
   3.      Application of Act  
   5.      Terms used

   PART IIA -- Cessation of registration  

   6A.     Early cessation of registration function

   PART II -- Registration  

   6.      Bills of sale, content of  
   7.      Crops and progeny of stock, assignment of by bill of sale  
   7A.     Future or after-acquired chattels etc. subject to bill of sale, when property etc. in passes to grantee  
   8.      Execution and registration of bill of sale  
   10.     Time for registration  
   11.     Registrar to keep register book and indexes  
   13.     Judge may extend time for registration and rectify errors in documents  
   13A.    Registrar may extend time for registration or renewal of registration

   PART III -- Renewal of registration  

   14.     Time for renewal  
   15.     Non-renewal, effect of  
   16.     Mode of renewal  
   16A.    Affidavit under s. 16 may be made by attorney etc.  
   17.     Registration of renewal

   PART IV -- Bills of sale by way of security  

   17A.    Term used: bill of sale  
   17R.    Form of bill of sale (Tenth Sch.)  
   17S.    Implied covenants (Eleventh, Twelfth Sch.)

   PART V -- Searches and office copies  

   18.     Register book etc. may be searched  
   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.     Memorandum of satisfaction may be filed  
   22.     Filing of memorandum, effect of  
   23.     If grantee absent registrar may receive money  
   24.     Judge may order memorandum of satisfaction to be filed

   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.     Bill of sale subject to defeasance etc. not contained in it, effect of  
   31.     Bill of sale void against trustee in bankruptcy etc. in some cases  
   31A.    Contemporaneous and subsequent advances  
   32.     Bill of sale void against sheriff etc. executing process in some cases  
   33.     Bills of sale, date of effect of  
   34.     Priority of instruments affecting same chattels  
   35.     Avoidance of duplicate bills of sale  
   36.     Grantee may bid for and purchase chattels and appoint etc. receiver  
   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.     Bill of sale cannot be granted over some crops  
   41.     Saving of rights of landlord and mortgagee

   PART XI -- Bill of sale over wool  

   42.     Bill of sale over wool  
   43.     Bill of sale over wool not affected by subsequent sale etc. of stock  
   44.     Form of bill of sale (Fourth Sch.)  
   45.     Bill of sale over wool of mortgaged sheep

   PART XII -- Miscellaneous  

   47.     Covenants to be joint and several  
   48.     Covenants to bind representatives  
   48A.    Regulations  
   50.     Rules  
   50A.     Bills of Sale Act Amendment Act 1925 has no retrospective effect

   PART XIII -- Debentures  

   51.     Registration of debentures  
   52.     Application of certain sections to debentures  
   53.     When more than one debenture issued
           SECOND SCHEDULE
           THIRD SCHEDULE
           FOURTH SCHEDULE
           TENTH SCHEDULE
           ELEVENTH SCHEDULE
           TWELFTH SCHEDULE
           FOURTEENTH SCHEDULE
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