1Distress for Rent Abolition Act 1936

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Distress for Rent Abolition Act 1936

Western Australia

Distress for Rent Abolition Act 1936

Contents

1. Short title 1

2. Abolition of distress for rent due 1

3. Restriction of remedies of mortgagee or annuitant against tenant 1

4. Saving of right to recover by action 1

Notes

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Western Australia

Distress for Rent Abolition Act 1936

An Act to abolish distress for rent and for other relative purposes.

1. Short title

This Act may be cited as the Distress for Rent Abolition Act 1936.

2. Abolition of distress for rent due

After the commencement of this Act no distress for rent shall be levied or made.

[3. Deleted: No. 14 of 2025 s. 19(2).]

4. Restriction of remedies of mortgagee or annuitant against tenant

In lieu of the power of distress for rent contained in section 112 of the Transfer of Land Act 1893, as against the tenant or occupier for arrears of any interest or annuity therein referred to, the person to whom the interest or annuity is due may, subject to the proviso in the said section as to liability, recover the same in any court of competent jurisdiction as a debt from the occupier or tenant of the land mentioned in the mortgage or charge.

5. Saving of right to recover by action

Nothing in this Act shall prejudice or affect the right of a person to whom rent is due to recover the same as a debt from the person liable to pay the same in any court of competent jurisdiction.

[6. Deleted: No. 59 of 2004 s. 141.]

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Notes

This is a compilation of the Distress for Rent Abolition Act 1936 and includes amendments made by other written laws. For provisions that have come into operation, and for information about any reprints, see the compilation table.

Compilation table