Auctioneers Act 1926 (NI)

NORFOLK ISLAND

Auctioneers Act 1926

No. 1, 1926

Compilation No. 1

Compilation date: 13 August 2019

Includes amendments up to: Norfolk Island Continued Laws Ordinance 2015 (No. 2, 2015) as amended up to Norfolk Island Legislation Amendment (Fees and Other Matters) Ordinance 2019 (F2019L01048)

NORFOLK ISLAND

AUCTIONEERS ACT 1926

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TABLE OF PROVISIONS

1. Short title 2. Definitions 3. Auctioneers to be licensed 4. Notice of intention to apply for licence 5. Notice to be published by Clerk 6. Consideration of application 7. Adjournments 8. Hearing to be in open Court 9. Objections 10. Discretion of Court to grant or refuse applications 11. Certificate to approved applicant 12. Issue of licence 13. Certificate to be lodged within 6 weeks after issue 14. Name and address of licensed auctioneer to be notified to Administrator 15. Issue of licence to be published 16. Duration of licence 17. Approved fee for general licence 18. Temporary licence to clerk or deputy of licensed auctioneer 19. Persons to whom Act does not apply Schedule

NORFOLK ISLAND

Auctioneers Act 1926 An Act relating to auctioneers.

Short title 1. This Act may be cited as the Auctioneers Act 1926.

Definitions 2. In this Act, unless the contrary intention appears — "Clerk" means the Clerk of the Court of Petty Sessions; "Court" means the Court of Petty Sessions; "licence" means an auctioneer's licence issued under this Act; "sale by auction" has a meaning corresponding to "sell by auction"; "sell by auction" means sell any property by outcry, knocking down of hammer, candle, lot, parcel, instrument, machine or any other mode whereby the highest or the lowest bidder is the purchaser, or whereby the first person who claims the property submitted for sale at a certain price named by the person acting as auctioneer is the purchaser, or whereby there is a competition for the purchase of any property in any way commonly known and understood to be by way of auction.