Agent General Act 1895

Agent General Act 1895 02-a0-11 Xml Western Australia Agent General Act 1895 Reprinted under the Reprints Act 1984 as at 15 August 2003 Western Australia Agent General Act 1895 Contents 1.Appointment1 2.Duties1 3.Salary1 4.Tenure and duration of office1 5.No compensation to be claimed for loss of office or diminution of emoluments2 6.Agent General not to hold any office in company, etc.2 7.Short title2 Notes Compilation table3 Reprinted under the Reprints Act 1984 as at 15 August 2003 Western Australia Agent General Act 1895 An Act to regulate the appointment, and the tenure of the office, of Agent General. 1 .Appointment The Governor may appoint any person to be Agent General for Western Australia. 2 .Duties It shall be the duty of the Agent General to do and perform all acts, matters, and things in the United Kingdom and elsewhere in relation to Western Australia, in accordance with such instructions as may from time to time be given or transmitted to him by such Minister as may from time to time be appointed by the Governor to be the channel of communication between the State and the Agent General. 3 .Salary The Agent General shall on and after 1 March 1975 be paid such salary and allowances as are from time to time determined by the Governor. [Section 3 inserted: No. 3 of 1975 s. 3.] 4 .Tenure and duration of office Every person appointed Agent General, whether before or after the passing of this Act, may at any time be suspended or removed from office by the Governor, and shall in any event cease to hold office at the end of 3 years from the date of appointment, but shall be eligible for re‑appointment. 5 .No compensation to be claimed for loss of office or diminution of emoluments No person who may be appointed to the office of Agent General shall have or be entitled to any compensation by reason of the loss of such office, or of the diminution of the emoluments thereof. 6 .Agent General not to hold any office in company, etc. No person who may be appointed to the office of Agent General shall, during his tenure of office, act as a director of, or hold any office in, any company or syndicate whatsoever, whether incorporated or not. 7 .Short title This Act may be cited for all purposes as the Agent General Act 1895 1 . [Section 7 amended: No. 5 of 1957 s. 1(3).] Notes 1 This reprint is a compilation as at 15 August 2003 of the Agent General Act 1895 and includes the amendments made by the other written laws referred to in the following table. The table also contains information about any reprint. Compilation table Short title Number and year Assent Commencement The Agent General Act 1895 2 59 Vict. No. 7 28 Aug 1895 28 Aug 1895 Acts Amendment (Allowances and Salaries Adjustment) Act 1947 s. 2(3) 52 of 1947 19 Dec 1947 19 Dec 1947 Acts Amendment (Allowances and Salaries Adjustment) Act 1955 s. 2(3) 47 of 1955 5 Dec 1955 5 Dec 1955 The Agent General Act Amendment Act 1957 5 of 1957 19 Aug 1957 19 Aug 1957 Agent General Act Amendment Act 1969 39 of 1969 21 May 1969 21 May 1969 Reprint of the Agent General Act 1895 approved 10 Jul 1970 (includes amendments listed above) Agent General Act Amendment Act 1975 3 of 1975 9 May 1975 1 Mar 1975 (see s. 2) Reprint 2: The Agent General Act 1895 as at 15 Aug 2003 (includes amendments listed above) 2 Now known as the Agent General Act 1895 ; short title changed (see note under s. 7).