Interim Forces Benefits Regulations (Amendment) (Cth)

STATUTORY RULES.

1951. No. 8.

REGULATIONS UNDER THE INTERIM FORCES BENEFITS

ACT 1947-1950.*

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 Interim Forces Benefits Act 1941-1950.

Dated this   sixteenth

day of  February  , 1951.

W.J. McKELL

Governor-General.

By His Excellency's Command,

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AMENDMENTS OF THE INTERIM FORCE REGULATIONS. 

Commencement.

1. These Regulations shall be deemed to have taken effect on the second day of November, 1950.

Definitions

2. Regulation 4 of the Interim Forces Benefits Regulations is amended—

(a)by omitting the definition of " child " and inserting in its stead the following definition :—

" ' child ' means the child, under the age of sixteen years, of a member, being his son, daughter, step-son, step-daughter, adopted child or ex-nuptial child, but not including any step-son, step-daughter or adopted child who became dependent on the member more than seven years after the termination of his service or any ex-nuptial child who was born more than nine months after the termination of his service ; ";

(b) by omitting the definition of " widow " and inserting in its stead the following definition:—

" 'widow ' means the widow of a deceased member ; "; and

(c) by omitting the definition of " wife ".

* Notified in the Commonwealth Gazette on  , 1951.

  Statutory Rules 1947, No. 108, as amended by Statutory Rules 1948, Nos. 82, 136 and 138 ; and 1950, No. 97.

6093.—Price 3D.  10/10.1.1951

Sustenance allowance while undergoing medical treatment , &c.

3. Regulation 12 of the Interim Forces Benefits Regulations is amended by omitting from sub regulation (1) the table and inserting in its stead the following table :—

In respect of	Fortnightly Amount
£	s.	d.
The member..................................................................................................	7	0	0
The wife of the member.................................................................................	3	1	0
Each child of the member...............................................................................	1	3	0

The Schedule.

4. The Schedule to the Interim Forces Benefits Regulations is amended by omitting from the definition of " dependant " in paragraph

(a) of the table headed " (i) modifications " the words ", section 42 ".

By