Western Australian Current Acts

STREET COLLECTIONS (REGULATION) ACT 1940 - SECT 7

7 .         Governor may make regulations

        (1)         The Governor may make any regulations not inconsistent with this Act which may be necessary or convenient for carrying out any of the provisions of this Act, or for better effecting the objects of this Act, and for regulating the manner in which collections may be made and the conduct of persons in relation to such collections, and in particular —

            (a)         for requiring and regulating the use by collectors of prescribed badges and certificates of authority, and the issue, custody, production and return thereof;

            (b)         for prohibiting persons below a prescribed age from acting and others from causing them to act as collectors;

            (c)         for preventing annoyance, nuisance, and obstruction to members of the public using public streets or places;

            (d)         for requiring and regulating the use by collectors of prescribed collection boxes and receptacles;

            (e)         for prohibiting payment or reward to any collector.

        (2)         Any regulation may impose a penalty not exceeding a fine of $2 000 for any breach of such regulation.

        [Section 7 amended: No. 113 of 1965 s. 8(1); No. 25 of 2019 s. 93.]

[ 8.         Deleted: No. 25 of 2019 s. 94.]

[ 9.         Deleted: No. 59 of 2005 s. 141.]

Notes

This is a compilation of the Street Collections (Regulation) Act 1940 and includes amendments made by other written laws. For provisions that have come into operation, and for information about any reprints, see the compilation table.

Compilation table

Short title	Number and year	Assent	Commencement
Street Collections (Regulation) Act 1940	55 of 1940	20 Dec 1940	20 Dec 1940
Decimal Currency Act 1965	113 of 1965	21 Dec 1965	s. 4-9: 14 Feb 1966 (see s. 2(2)); balance: 21 Dec 1965 (see s. 2(1))
Sentencing Legislation Amendment and Repeal Act 2003 s. 96	50 of 2003	9 Jul 2003	15 May 2004 (see s. 2 and Gazette 14 May 2004 p. 1445)
Statutes (Repeals and Minor Amendments) Act 2003 s. 113	74 of 2003	15 Dec 2003	15 Dec 2003 (see s. 2)
Reprint 1: The Street Collections (Regulation) Act 1940 as at 13 Aug 2004 (includes amendments listed above)
Courts Legislation Amendment and Repeal Act 2004 s. 141	59 of 2004	23 Nov 2004	1 May 2005 (see s. 2 and Gazette 31 Dec 2004 p. 7128)
Consumer Protection Legislation Amendment Act 2019 Pt. 11	25 of 2019	24 Oct 2019	1 Jan 2020 (see s. 2(b) and Gazette 24 Dec 2019 p. 4415)

Defined terms

[This is a list of terms defined and the provisions where they are defined. The list is not part of the law.]

Defined term         Provision(s)
Collection         2
metropolitan region         2
Person         2
public street         3(2)