Victorian Current Acts

SUMMARY OFFENCES ACT 1966 - SECT 50

    (1)     The Governor in Council by Order published in the Government Gazette may prohibit in any locality specified in the Order during all or any of the months from November to April (both inclusive) the sale offering for sale distribution or use of any matches other than those so made as to strike only on a preparation affixed to the containing box or to a box containing the same description of matches.

    (2)     The Governor in Council may in like manner rescind revoke amend or vary any Order under this section.

S. 50(3) amended by No. 9554 s. 2(2)(Sch. 2 item 337).

    (3)     Any person who sells offers for sale distributes or uses any matches in contravention of an Order under this section shall be guilty of an offence.

Penalty:     1 penalty unit.

S. 50(4) amended by Nos 6/1987 s. 5(1)(Sch. item 7), 92/1990 s. 128(Sch. 1 item 28), 63/2006 s. 61(Sch. item 29).

    (4)     Nothing in this section shall apply to matches used or for use in any mine within the meaning of the Mineral Resources (Sustainable Development) Act 1990 .

Heading preceding s. 50A
inserted by No. 8065 s. 2.

Trespass for certain Purposes

S. 50A inserted by No. 8065 s. 2.