Australian Barley Board Regulations (Amendment) (Cth)

STATUTORY RULES.

1942. No. 538.

 

REGULATIONS UNDER THE NATIONAL SECURITY ACT 1939-1940.*

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 National Security Act 1939-1940.

Dated this twelfth day of December, 1942.

GOWRIE

Governor-General.

By His Excellency’s Command,

W. J. SCULLY

for and on behalf of the Minister of State for Defence.

 

Amendments of the Australian Barley Board Regulations.

1. Regulation 1 of the Australian Barley Board Regulations is repealed and the following regulations inserted in its stead:—

Citation.

“1. These Regulations may be cited as the National Security (Australian Barley Board) Regulations.

Administration.

“1a. These Regulations shall be administered by the Minister of State for Commerce.”.

Australian Barley Board.

2. Regulation 3 of the Australian Barley Board Regulations is amended by omitting sub-regulations (2.) (3.) and (4.) and inserting in their stead the following sub-regulations:—

“(2.) The Board shall consist of three members, who shall be appointed by the Minister and hold office during his pleasure.

“(3.) The Minister shall appoint one of the members of the Board to be the Chairman of the Board.

“(4.) The Chairman of the Board shall, ex officio, be the General Manager of the Board.”.

Deputies of members.

3. Regulation 5 of the Australian Barley Board Regulations is amended by omitting from sub-regulation (1.) the words “representative of the same interests as the member,”.

 

* Notified in the Commonwealth Gazette on 14th December, 1942.

  Statutory Rules 1942, No. 128, as amended by Statutory Rules 1939, No. 146; 1940, No. 193; 1941, No. 51; and 1942, Nos. 43 and 389.

8843—Price 3d.

 

Meetings of the Board.

4. Regulation 6 of the Australian Barley Board Regulations is amended by omitting sub-regulations (2.) and (3.) and inserting in their stead the following sub-regulations:—

“(2.) The Chairman of the Board, or the other two members thereof, may at any time call a meeting of the Board.

“(3.) At all meetings of the Board, the Chairman and one other member shall form a quorum.”.

Executive Committee.

5. Regulation 7 of the Australian Barley Board Regulations is repealed.

Advisory Committees.

6. Regulation 9a of the Australian Barley Board Regulations is amended by omitting sub-regulation (1.) and inserting in its stead the following sub-regulations:—

“(1.) The Minister may, for the purposes of these Regulations, constitute any Advisory Committee for any State.

“(1a.) Each Advisory Committee shall consist of such number of members as the Minister thinks fit.

“(1b.) The members of each Advisory Committee shall be appointed by the Minister and shall hold office during his pleasure.”.

Repeal of regulations 18a and 18.

7. Regulations 18a and 18 of the Australian Barley Board Regulations are repealed.

8. Regulation 26 of the Australian Barley Board Regulations is repealed and the following regulation inserted in its stead:—

False returns.

“26. A person shall not make any false or misleading statement in any return furnished in pursuance of these Regulations.”.

The Schedule.

9. The Schedule to the Australian Barley Board Regulations is amended—

(a) by omitting from Forms A and B the words “Barley Acquisition Regulations” (wherever occurring) and inserting in their stead the words “National Security (Australian Barley Board) Regulations”; and

(b) by omitting Form C.

 

By Authority: L. F.