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THE WESTERN AUSTRALIAN TURF CLUB ACT 1892 - SECT 3

3 .         Actions to be in name of chairman

                All actions suits and proceedings at law or in equity to be commenced instituted prosecuted or carried on by or on behalf of the club or wherein the club is or shall be in any way concerned against any person or persons body or bodies politic or corporate whether a member or members of the club or otherwise shall and may be lawfully commenced instituted and prosecuted or carried on in the name of the chairman at the time any such action suit or proceeding shall be commenced or instituted as the nominal plaintiff complainant or petitioner for and on behalf of the club and all actions suits and proceedings as aforesaid to be commenced instituted or prosecuted against the club or any of the members thereof as such shall be commenced instituted and prosecuted against the chairman as the nominal defendant for and on behalf of the club or members and in all indictments and informations it shall be lawful to state the property of the club to be the property of such chairman and any offence committed with intent to injure or defraud the club shall and lawfully may in any prosecution for the same be stated or laid to have been committed with intent to injure or defraud the chairman and any offender or offenders may thereupon be lawfully convicted of any such offence and in all other allegations or indictments informations or other proceedings it shall and may be lawful and sufficient to state the name of such chairman and the death resignation or removal or other act of such chairman shall not abate any such action suit or prosecution but the same may be continued where it left off and prosecuted and concluded in the name of any person who may be or may become chairman Provided always that nothing herein contained shall interfere with or affect any action suit prosecution or other proceeding commenced before the passing of this Act but the same shall be continued as if this Act had not been passed.



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