Western Australian Consolidated Acts

LOCAL GOVERNMENT (MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS) ACT 1960

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

           Long Title

   PART I -- Preliminary  

   1.      Short title  
   2.      Construction and administration of this Act

   PART XII -- Streets  

   364.    Power to prescribe new street alignments

   PART XV -- Buildings

   PART XX -- Cattle trespass, pounds, poundkeepers and rangers  

   447.    Local government regarded as owner of streets etc. and unfenced land abutting  
   448.    Power to impound cattle grazing on streets  
   449.    Local government may establish pounds, appoint poundkeepers and rangers  
   450.    Gazettal of establishment of pounds or appointment or removal of poundkeeper to be evidence  
   451.    Local government may close pound or dismiss poundkeeper  
   452.    Pound to be properly fenced, kept clean and in repair  
   453.    Provision of shelter and water in pounds  
   454.    Persons using or milking cattle without consent  
   455.    Pound book and Act to be kept by poundkeeper  
   456.    Notice of fees to be exhibited at pound  
   457.    Unclaimed money  
   458.    Powers of impounding cattle  
   459.    Destruction of trespassing cattle in certain cases  
   460.    Impounding of cattle found trespassing on land  
   461.    Unlawfully impounding  
   462.    Fees to be paid to poundkeeper  
   463.    Rates for damage by trespass  
   464.    Local government may vary fees  
   465.    Cattle to be restored to owner on payment or tender of amount claimed  
   466.    Person impounding to give notice to poundkeeper  
   467.    Duty and responsibility of poundkeeper  
   468.    Notice of cattle impounded to be posted up  
   469.    Notice of impounding  
   470.    Poundkeeper may charge for service of notice  
   471.    Cattle to be released on payment of damages and poundkeeper’s fees and charges  
   472.    Payment under protest where amount claimed deemed excessive  
   473.    Poundkeeper to pay, upon receipt, money due to person impounding  
   474.    Sale of unclaimed cattle  
   475.    Justice may order unsold cattle to be destroyed  
   476.    Purchaser not bound to prove regularity of sale  
   477.    Poundkeeper may recover fees from owner of cattle or from the local government  
   478.    Authority for destruction of injured, diseased, or dying cattle impounded  
   479.    Application of proceeds arising from sale of cattle  
   480.    Goats, pigs, poultry may be destroyed if found on enclosed land  
   481.    Stray cattle not to be taken away without notice  
   482.    Pound rescues or breaches  
   483.    Penalty for removing fences, gates etc.  
   484.    Liability of owner of straying cattle  
   485.    Actions for full compensation for trespass

   PART XXVIII -- Miscellaneous  

   670.    Offence of failing to comply with Act  
   682.    Act not to affect right of Crown  
   684.    Arbitration
           SCHEDULE 1 -- Poundkeeper’s book
           SCHEDULE 2 -- Ranger’s fees
           SCHEDULE 3 -- Poundage fees and sustenance charges
           SCHEDULE 4 -- Rates for damage by trespass by cattle
           SCHEDULE 5 -- Form of advertisement
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