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Gold Duties Act Amendment Act 1896

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Gold Duties Act Amendment Act 1896

Public Act		1896 No 6
Date of assent		13 August 1896

	Title
1	Short Title.
2	Repeal.

An Act to further amend the Law relating to Duties on Gold.

BE IT ENACTED by the General Assembly of New Zealand in Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:—

1 Short Title.

The Short Title of this Act is “The Gold Duties Act Amendment Act, 1896,” and it shall form part of and be read with “The Gold Duties Act Amendment Act, 1882.”

2 Repeal.

Section six of “The Gold Duties Act, 1882,” is hereby repealed, and the following is substituted in lieu thereof:—

“6 Declaration to be forwarded to Councils named therein.

(1.)

Immediately upon the making and signing of any such declaration as aforesaid, the declarant shall forward a true copy thereof to the Clerk of the Council of each of the counties and boroughs named therein.

Penalties.

“(2.)

If any person neglects or refuses to duly make such declaration, or to duly forward such copy thereof as hereinbefore provided, be commits an offence, and is liable to a penalty not exceeding ten pounds in respect of every such offence.

“(3.)

If any person makes and signs any such declaration, or forwards any such copy thereof, knowing that such declaration or copy is untrue in any material particular, be commits an offence, and in addition to any other penalty or punishment be thereby incurs be is liable to a penalty not exceeding fifty pounds in respect of every such offence.”

Gold Duties Act Amendment Act 1896