REPRESENTATION.

No 9 of 1938.

An Act to amend the Representation Act 1905.

[Assented to 30th June, 1938.]

BE it enacted by the King’s Most Excellent Majesty, the Senate, and the House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Australia, as follows:—

Short title and citation.

1.—(1.)     This Act may be cited as the Representation Act 1938.

(2.)     The Representation Act 1905 is in this Act referred to as the Principal Act.

(3.)     The Principal Act, as amended by this Act, may be cited as the Representation Act 1905–1938.

Commencement.

2.  This Act shall come into operation on the day on which it receives the Royal Assent.

Appointment of Enumeration Day.

3.  Section three of the Principal Act is amended by omitting sub-section (2.).

Ascertainment of number of people of the Commonwealth and the States.

4.  Section four of the Principal Act is amended—

(a) by omitting paragraph (b) of sub-section (1.); and

(b) by omitting sub-sections (2.) and (3.).

Power to make regulations.

5.  Section thirteen of the Principal Act is amended by omitting from sub-section (3.) the words and letters “Schedules A and B, or either of them” and inserting in their stead the word and letter “Schedule B”.

Schedule A.

6.  The Principal Act is amended by omitting Schedule A