Western Australian Consolidated Acts Western Australian Consolidated Acts Preamble
Whereas in the sixth and seventh years of the
reign of Her present Majesty, certain Acts of the Imperial Parliament were
passed, intituled respectively —
An Act for removing doubts as to the punishment
which may be awarded under the provisions of an Act of the fourth and fifth
years of Her present Majesty, for taking away the punishment of death in
certain cases for offences therein specified; 2
An Act to amend the Laws relating to pound breach
and rescue in certain cases; 3
and whereas in the seventh and eighth years of the
reign of Her present Majesty, a certain other Act of the Imperial Parliament
was passed intituled —
An Act to amend the law as to burning farm
buildings; 4
and whereas in the eighth and ninth years of the
reign of Her present Majesty, certain other Acts of the said Imperial
Parliament were passed intituled respectively —
An Act to amend the law of real property; 5
An Act to facilitate the conveyance of real
property; 6
An Act to facilitate the granting of certain
leases; 7
and whereas in the ninth and tenth years of the
reign of Her present Majesty, certain other Acts of the said Parliament were
passed, intituled respectively —
An Act for preventing malicious Injuries to person
and property by Fire, or by explosive or destructive substances; 8
An Act to abolish deodands; 9 *
An Act for compensating the families of persons
killed by accident; 10
and whereas in the tenth and eleventh years of the
reign of Her said Majesty, certain other Acts of the said Parliament were
passed, intituled respectively —
An Act for extending the provisions of the Law
respecting threatening letters, and accusing parties with a view to extort
money; 11
An Act for the more speedy trial and punishment of
juvenile offenders; 12
and whereas it is expedient to adopt and apply the
said several recited Acts in the Administration of Justice in Western
Australia:
Be it therefore enacted, by His Excellency the
Governor of Western Australia and its Dependencies, with the advice and
consent of the Legislative Council thereof,
that the said recited
Acts and every clause, provision and enactment therein respectively contained,
except the fifteenth section of the “ Act respecting malicious injuries
to persons by fire or by explosive or destructive substances ,” shall be
and the same is hereby adopted and directed to be applied in the
administration of justice, so far as they can be applied respectively to the
circumstances of this colony.
This Ordinance may be
cited as the Imperial Acts Adopting Ordinance 1849 .
[Paragraph inserted by No. 10 of 1970 s.3.]