Financial and Allowance Regulations (Amendment) (Cth)

STATUTORY RULES.

1919. No. 6.

 

REGULATIONS UNDER THE DEFENCE ACT 1903–1918.

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 Defence Act 1903–1918 to come into operation forthwith.

Dated this eighth day of January, 1919.

R. M. FERGUSON,

Governor-General.

By His Excellency’s Command,

G. F. PEARCE,

Minister of State for Defence.

 

Amendment of Financial and Allowance Regulations.

Financial and Allowance Regulations for the Australian Military Forces and Senior Cadets are amended as follow:—

(1) Regulation 68 is amended by deleting the words—

“This regulation shall not apply to Quartermasters of the Permanent Army Service Corps, Remount Section.”

To take effect as from 1st July, 1916.

(2) Regulation 132 is amended by adding to the first paragraph under the heading “Horse Allowance” the following words:—

“except, on the approval of the Minister, when annual training exceeds 16 days.”

To take effect as from 1st July, 1918.

(3) Regulation 151 is amended by adding the following paragraph:—

“Cheques shall be drawn only for specific amounts in respect of certified accounts authorized for payment. The countersignature may then be affixed but cheques shall not be signed by Paying Officer until the claimants apply or cheque is to be posted or delivered. Neither signature nor countersignature shall be affixed on any blank cheque forms.”

(4) Sub-regulation (iii.) of regulation 343 is amended by adding next after the second and third paragraphs respectively the following words:—

“Except on the approval of the Minister, when annual training exceeds 16 days.”

To take effect as from 1st July, 1918.

C.351.—Price 3d.

 

(5) Regulation 344 is amended by inserting next after the second paragraph the following words:—

“As all Units of Citizen Forces are performing Continuous Training for a period not less than 24 days for the Financial Year 1918/19 Trainees of the 1900 Quota of all arms other than Artillery and Engineers may be classed as trained soldiers after the completion of 16 days training and they will thereupon be entitled to pay at the rate of 4s. per diem for the remaining 8 days’ training.”

To take effect as from 1st July, 1918.

 

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