Air Force Regulations (Amendment) (Cth)

STATUTORY RULES.

1936. No. 17.

 

REGULATIONS UNDER THE AIR FORCE ACT 1923.*

I, THE GOVERNOR‑GENERAL in and over the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, hereby make the following Regulations under the Air Force Act 1923.

Dated this fourteenth day of February, 1936.

(SGD) GOWRIE

Governor‑General.

By His Excellency’s Command,

Minister of State for Defence.

 

Amendment of Air Force Regulations.  

1. After regulation 554 of the Air Force Regulations the following regulation is inserted:—

Internal inspection staff.

“554a. Examiner’s pay may be paid to an airman holding an appointment on the internal inspection staff as follows:—

Chief examiner

Examiner, class I.

Examiner, class II.—

three shillings per day.

two shillings per day.

2. Regulation 692 of the Air Force Regulations is amended by omitting from sub‑regulation (1.) the word “fixed” (where occurring) and inserting in its stead the word “captive”.

3. Regulation 693 of the Air Force Regulations is amended by omitting paragraph (a) of sub‑regulation (10.) and inserting in its stead the following paragraph:—

“(a)(i) A captive balloon or kite shall display a group of two lights consisting of a white light placed 12 feet vertically above a red light, both these lights being visible so far as practicable in all directions at a distance of at least 2½ miles, and the white light being placed not less than 15 or more than 30 feet below the basket, or, if there is no basket, below the lowest part of the balloon or kite;

(ii) In addition, from the mooring cable of the balloon or kite there shall be displayed, at intervals of 1,000 feet measured from the said group of two lights, similar groups of two lights, white and red, and, if the lowest group of lights is obscured by clouds, an additional group shall be displayed below the cloud base;

(iii) In addition, the position of the object to which the balloon or kite is moored on the ground shall be marked by a similar group of two lights, white and red.”

4. Regulation 698 of the Air Force Regulations is amended by omitting paragraphs (i) and (k) from sub‑regulation (6).

 

* Notified in the Commonwealth Gazette on , 1936.

  Statutory Rules 1927, No. 161, as amended by Statutory Rules 1928, Nos. 52 and 109; 1929, Nos. 75 and 114; 1930, Nos. 77, 94 and 135; 1931, Nos. 3, 78, and 115; 1932, Nos. 9, 63, and 133; 1933, Nos. 16, 46, 58, 82, 89, and 117; 1934, Nos. 25, 51, 74, 81, 122, and 125; 1935, Nos. 32 and 98. Twenty‑eighth amendment.

 

By Authority: L. F Johnston, Commonwealth Government Printer, Canberra.

223.—7/20.1.1936.—Price 3d.