Financial and Allowance Regulations for the Military Forces of the Commonwealth (Amendment) (Provisional) (Cth)

STATUTORY RULES.

1913. No. 110.

PROVISIONAL REGULATIONS UNDER THE DEFENCE ACT 1903-1912.

Amendment to Financial and Allowance Regulations 293 and 296.

I, THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL in and over the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, hereby certify that, on account of urgency, the following Regulations under the Defence Act 1903-1912 should come into immediate operation, and make the Regulations to come into operation forthwith as Provisional Regulations.

Dated this first day of May, One thousand nine hundred and thirteen.

DENMAN,

Governor-General.

By His Excellency’s Command,

E. A. ROBERTS.

 

FINANCIAL AND ALLOWANCE REGULATIONS (PROVISIONAL) FOR THE MILITARY FORCES OF THE COMMONWEALTH.

Amendments.

Part XVIII.

For Head line—

“ARTILLERY, MUSKETRY, AND SKILL AT ARMS”

Read—

“PRIZES FOR ARTILLERY, MUSKETRY, AND SKILL AT ARMS.”

In Regulation 293.—

For—

“Subject to provision being made by Parliament, the following sums will be made available for distribution by Commandants.”

Read—

“Subject to provision being made by Parliament, the following sums will be made available for distribution by Commandants, as grants to Commanding Officers.”

Regulation 296 to be amended to rend:—

296.—All sums not competed for before the 30th June shall be forfeited and returned to the District Paymaster to be paid into Defence Revenue. Claims for amounts competed for but not paid to Commanding Officers on or before the 30th June will be paid from similar appropriation for the year in which the application is made, and the allowance to Regiment or Corps concerned shall be reduced for that year by the amount so paid.”

 

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