Citizenship Regulations (Amendment) (Cth)

STATUTORY RULES.

1955. No. 9.

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REGULATIONS UNDER THE NATIONALITY AND CITIZENSHIP ACT 1948-1953.*

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 Nationality and Citizenship Act 1948-1953.

Dated this eighteenth day of January, 1955.

W. J. Slim

Governor-General.

By His Excellency’s Command,

Minister of State for Immigration.

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Amendments of the Citizenship Regulations. 

1. After regulation 11 of the Citizenship Regulations the following regulation is inserted:—

Issue of certificate of registration or certificate of naturalization.

“11a.—(1.) A certificate of registration or a certificate of naturalization may be issued with the signature of the Minister printed or stamped on it as a facsimile signature.

“(2.) An authorized officer who issues a certificate of registration or a certificate of naturalization that has printed or stamped on it a facsimile of the signature of the Minister shall countersign the certificate.”.

Form C.

2. Form C in the First Schedule to the Citizenship Regulations is amended—

(a) by omitting the words—

“Dated this  day of  , One thousand nine hundred and

Minister of State for Immigration.”

 

* Notified in the Commonwealth Gazette on , 1955.

  Statutory Rules 1949, No. 4, as amended by Statutory Rules 1951, Nos. 46, 86 and 120; and 1954, No. 24.

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(first occurring) and inserting in their stead the words—

“Dated this  day of  , One thousand nine hundred and

Minister of State for Immigration.

Issued by authority of the Minister

of State for Immigration.

Authorized Officer.”; and

(b) by omitting the words—

“Dated this  day of   , One thousand nine hundred and

Minister of State for Immigration.”

(second occurring) and inserting in their stead the words—

“Dated this   day of    , One thousand nine hundred and

Minister of State for Immigration.

Authorized Officer.”.

Form D.

3. Form D in the First Schedule to the Citizenship Regulations is amended by omitting the words—

“Dated this  day of   , One thousand nine hundred and

Minister of State for Immigration.”

and inserting in their stead the words—

“Dated this  day of   , One thousand nine hundred and

Minister of State for Immigration.

Issued by authority of the Minister

of State for Immigration.

Authorized Officer.”.

Form E.

4. Form E in the First Schedule to the Citizenship Regulations is amended—

(a) by omitting the words—

“Dated this  day of   , One thousand nine hundred and

Minister of State for Immigration.”

(first occurring) and inserting in their stead the words—

“Dated this  day of  , One thousand nine hundred and

Minister of State for Immigration.

Issued by authority of the Minister

of State for Immigration.

Authorized Officer.”; and

(b) by omitting the words—

“Dated this  day of  , One thousand nine hundred and

Minister of State for Immigration.”

(second occurring) and inserting in their stead the words—

“Dated this  day of  , One thousand nine hundred and

Minister of State for Immigration.

Authorized Officer.”.

Form EA.

5. Form EA in the First Schedule to the Citizenship Regulations is amended by omitting the words—

“Dated this    day of  , One thousand nine hundred and

Minister of State for Immigration.”

and inserting in their stead the words—

“Dated this    day of  , One thousand nine hundred and

Minister of State for Immigration.

Issued by authority of the Minister

of State for Immigration.

Authorized Officer.”.

Form F.

6. Form F in the First Schedule to the Citizenship Regulations is amended by omitting the words—

“Dated this    day of  , One thousand nine hundred and

Minister of State for Immigration.”

and inserting in their stead the words—

“Dated this  day of  , One thousand nine hundred and

Minister of State for Immigration.

Issued by authority of the Minister

of State for Immigration.

Authorized Officer.”.

Second Schedule.

7. The Second Schedule to the Citizenship Regulations is amended by omitting the words and figures—

“For the grant of a certificate of naturalization in any other case ..........................	5	0	0”
and inserting in their stead the words and figures—
“For the grant of a certificate of naturalization in any other case...........................	1	0	0”.

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