Summary Offences Amendment (Begging or Gathering Alms) Bill2016
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1 Purpose 1
2 Commencement 1
3 Section 49A substituted 2
4 Repeal of amending Act 2
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1 General information 3
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Introduced in the Council by Sue Pennicuik
Summary Offences Amendment (Begging or Gathering Alms) Bill2016
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A Bill for an Act to amend the Summary Offences Act 1966 to repeal the offence of begging or gathering alms and for other purposes.
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The Parliament of Victoria enacts:
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Summary Offences Amendment (Begging or Gathering Alms) Bill2016
1 Purpose
The purpose of this Act is to amend the Summary Offences Act 1966 to repeal the offence of begging or gathering alms.
2 Commencement
This Act comes into operation on the day after the day on which it receives the Royal Assent.
3 Section 49A substituted
For section 49A of the Summary Offences Act1966 substitute—
"49A Offence to cause, procure or encourage child to beg or gather alms
A person must not cause, procure or encourage a child to beg or gather alms.
Penalty: 12 months imprisonment.".
4 Repeal of amending Act
This Act is repealed on the first anniversary of its commencement.
Note
The repeal of this Act does not affect the continuing operation ofthe amendments made by it (see section 15(1) of the Interpretation of Legislation Act 1984).
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1 General information
See www.legislation.vic.gov.au for Victorian Bills, Acts and current authorised versions of legislation and up-to-date legislative information.
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