Black Marketing Regulations (Amendment) (Cth)

STATUTORY RULES.

1948. No..

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REGULATIONS UNDER THE BLACK MARKETING ACT 1942-1946.*

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 Black Marketing Act 1942-1946.

Dated this Twenty-Ninth day of September, 1948.

W. J. McKell

Governor-General.

By His Excellency’s Command,

(Sgd.) N. E McKenna

for and on behalf of the Attorney-General.

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Amendments of Black Marketing Regulations.

Declaration of unlawful possession of licences, &c., to be black marketing.

1. Regulation 2 of the Black Marketing Regulations is amended by omitting the word “ retain ” and inserting in its stead the word “ have ”.

2. The Black Marketing Regulations are amended by adding at the end thereof the following regulation :—

Declaration of certain contraventions.

“ 4. It is hereby declared to be black marketing for any person, in contravention of regulation 51 of the National Security (Liquid Fuel) Regulations—

(a) to alter or deface any ration ticket or licence or any addition to or endorsement on a ration ticket or licence ; or

(b)to have in his possession any counterfeit or forged or altered ration ticket or licence.”.

* Notified in the Commonwealth Gazette on  , 1948.

  Statutory Rules 1943, No. 274, as amended by Statutory Rules 1945, No. 114.

 

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

5410.—Price 3d. 6/28.9.1948.