Western Australia Northam Cemeteries Act 1944 Western Australia Northam Cemeteries Act 1944 CONTENTS 1. Short title 1 2. Lands revested in His Majesty 1 3. Lands revested to be added to reserve to be appointed a public cemetery and placed under the control of the Northam Road Board 2 Schedule - Cemetery land Notes Compilation table 5 Western Australia Northam Cemeteries Act 1944 An Act to revest certain lands in His Majesty and for other purposes relative thereto. Preamble Whereas the lands described in the first and second columns of the Schedule hereto are vested in various religious bodies or trustees as set out in the third column of the said Schedule for the purposes set out in the fourth column of the said Schedule; And whereas it is desirable to revest such lands in His Majesty with intent that the same may be added to and form part of reserve and together therewith be appointed a public cemetery: [Preamble amended by No. 19 of 2010 s. 50.] Be it therefore enacted by the King's Most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council and the Legislative Assembly of Western Australia, in this present Parliament assembled and by the authority of the same as follows: - 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Northam Cemeteries Act 1944. 2. Lands revested in His Majesty From and after the commencement of this Act all rights of property which may have at any time been vested by statute or otherwise in the persons or corporations mentioned in the third column of the Schedule to this Act or in any other person or persons or corporation whatsoever in any part of the lands described in the first and second columns of the said Schedule shall absolutely cease and determine and the whole of the said lands and all the right and title in law or in equity thereto shall be and the same are hereby vested in His Majesty freed and released from all and every trusts or trust affecting the same. 3. Lands revested to be added to reserve to be appointed a public cemetery and placed under the control of the Northam Road Board The said lands when vested in His Majesty as aforesaid shall forthwith be added to and become part of reserve and thereafter the said reserve shall be appointed a public cemetery under and for the purposes of the Cemeteries Act 1897, and shall be placed under the control of the Shire of Northam as the Trustee thereof. [Section 3 amended by No. 14 of 1996 s.4.] Schedule - Cemetery land [s. 2] [Heading amended by No. 19 of 2010 s. 4.] |Land |Reference|Proprietors |Purpose of| | | | |Grant | |Northam |Enrolment|Reverend Joseph Johnston|Cemetery. | |Sub-lot |1551 |of Fremantle, Clerk; | | | | |Henry Trigg of Perth, | | |N 48 | |Gentleman; Lewis Birch, | | | | |the elder, of Perth, | | | | |Yeoman, and James Dyer | | | | |of the same place, | | | | |general Dealer, as | | | | |trustees for the general| | | | |body of Christians known| | | | |by the denomination of | | | | |Congregationalists or | | | | |Independents | | |Northam |Enrolment|Reverend Samuel Hardy of|Cemetery. | |Sub-lot |1547 |Perth, Clerk; William | | | | |Lowe of York, Clerk; | | |N 49 | |John Wall Hardey of | | | | |Grove Cottage near Perth| | | | |aforesaid, Esquire; | | | | |Joseph Hardey of the | | | | |Peninsula near Perth, | | | | |Gentleman, and George | | | | |Shenton and Anthony | | | | |Helmich of Perth, | | | | |Esquires, as Trustees | | | | |for the general body of | | | | |Christians known by the | | | | |denomination of | | | | |Wesleyans | | |Northam |Enrolment|Reverend George Purves |Cemetery. | |Sub-lot |1545 |Pownall of Perth, Clerk,| | |N 50 | |Colonial Chaplain; | | | | |Frederick Palgrave | | | | |Barlee, John Septimus | | | | |Roe, Anthony O'Grady | | | | |Lefroy, George Frederick| | | | |Stone, William Wright, | | | | |Francis Lockee of the | | | | |same place, Esquires, | | | | |and John Bruce of the | | | | |same place, Esquire, a | | | | |Staff Officer of | | | | |Pensioners, as Trustees | | | | |of church property | | |Northam |Volume |The Diocesan Trustees of|Ecclesiast| |sub-lot |120, |the Church of England in|ical | |97 |Folio 4 |Western Australia |purposes | | | | |in | | | | |connection| | | | |with the | | | | |Church of | | | | |England in| | | | |Western | | | | |Australia.| |Avon |Volume |The Roman Catholic |No purpose| |location|503, |Bishop of Perth |disclosed.| | |Folio 2 | | | |20511 | | | | Notes 1 This is a compilation of the Northam Cemeteries Act 1944 and includes the amendments made by the other written laws referred to in the following table. Compilation table |Short title |Number |Assent |Commencement | | |and year| | | |Northam |4 of |12 Oct |12 Oct 1944 | |Cemeteries |1944 |1944 | | |Act 1944 | | | | |Local Government |14 of |28 Jun |1 Jul 1996 | |(Consequential |1996 |1996 |(see s. 2) | |Amendments) | | | | |Act 1996 s. 4 | | | | |Standardisation |19 of |28 Jun 2|11 Sep 2010 (see | |of Formatting |2010 |010 |s. 2(b) and Gazette| |Act 2010 s. 4 and| | |10 Sep 2010 | |50 | | |p. 4341) |