Liquid Fuel (Defence Stocks) Regulations (Cth)

STATUTORY RULES.

1949. No. .

REGULATIONS UNDER THE LIQUID FUEL (DEFENCE STOCKS) ACT 1949.*

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 Liquid Fuel (Defence Stocks) Act 1949.

Dated this twenty-seventh

day of October , 1949

W.J. McKELL

Governor-General.

By His Excellency's Command,

 

Minister of State for Shipping and Fuel.

Liquid Fuel (Defence Stocks) Regulations.

Citation.

1. These Regulations may be cited as the Liquid Fuel (Defence Stocks) Regulations.

Definition.

2. In these Regulations—

" the Act " means the Liquid Fuel (Defence Stocks) Act 1949;

" the Controller " means the Controller of Liquid Fuel appointed under these Regulations ;

" the Minister " means the Minister of State for Shipping and Fuel.

Appointment of Controller.

3. For the purposes of these Regulations, there shall be a Controller of Liquid Fuel, who shall be appointed by the Minister.

Return to be furnished.

4. A person on whom a notice under section 4 of the Act has been served shall, while the notice remains unrevoked, furnish monthly returns in accordance with these Regulations, in respect of liquid fuel owned or held at the place or places specified in the notice.

Returns.

5. A return required to be furnished under the last preceding regulation shall─

(a) be in accordance with the form in the Schedule to these Regulations;

(b) be signed by or on behalf of the person making the return; and

(c) be delivered to the Controller at the offices of the Department of Shipping and Fuel, Melbourne, within seven days after the end of the month referred to in the return.

* Notified in the Commonwealth, Gazette on  , 1949.

4500.—PRICE 3D  9/11.10.1949.

 

Information to be furnished.

6. The Minister, or a person authorized by the Minister to act under this regulation, may, notice in writing served on a person who imports liquid fuel into Australia, require that person. to furnish, within the time specified in the notice, such information relating to the quantities and classes of liquid fuel owned, held in possession or custody, used, bought, sold, acquired, exported or disposed of by that person as is specified in the notice.

Offences.

7. A person shall not

(a) refuse or fail duly to furnish a return which he is required under these Regulations to furnish ;

(b) refuse or fail duly to furnish information which he is required under these Regulations to furnish ; or

(c) furnish a return or information which is, in any particular, incomplete, false or misleading.

Penalty: One hundred pounds.

THE SCHEDULE.

Reg. 5.

LIQUID FUEL (DEFENCE STOCKS) REGULATIONS.

Return for month of  , 1949.

(a) Name in full — Company or person.(b)Address in full.

(a) of (b) hereby certifies that the

following is a full, true and complete return of stocks of liquid fuel held or owned by the said company ( or him) at midnight on the last day of the month

of , 19 , at the places specified hereunder. 

Class of liquid fuel.	Total stocks held.		Stocks held on behalf of other persons.		Stocks owned but held by other persons.		Total  stocks owned.
	Imperial Gallons.*	Place.	Imperial Gallons.*	Place.	Imperial Gallons.*	Place.	Imperial Gallons.*
Aviation spirit (100 octane) ......
Aviation spirit (91 octane) ........
Aviation spirit (73 octane) ........
Motor spirit ..............................
Lighting kerosene ....................
Power kerosene ........................
Automotive diesel oil ...............
Diesel oil fuel ..........................
Residual oil fuel .......................
Lubrication oil .........................
Crude petroleum.......................

* Quantities may be shown in tons.

 

(c) Capacity in which person signs on behalf of a company to be indicated.

 

Dated this  day of  , 19  .

Signature. (c)

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