Military Forces of the Commonwealth Regulations (Amendment) (Provisional) (Cth)

STATUTORY RULES.

1914. No. 158.

PROVISIONAL REGULATIONS UNDER THE DEFENCE ACT 1903-1912.

Commonwealth Military Regulations—Regulations 235-235a—

Addition.

I, THE DEPUTY OF THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL in accordance with the provisions of the Constitution, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, do 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 twelfth day of November, One thousand nine hundred and fourteen.

A. L. STANLEY,

Deputy of the Governor-General.

By His Excellency’s Command,

G. F. PEARCE.

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Regulations for the Military Forces of the Commonwealth.

Addition.

At the end of Regulation 235 add—

“Provided that Section 127 of the Army Act shall not apply to the Military Forces.”

After Regulation 235 insert new Regulation—

235a. In the application of Section 163 of the Army Act to Courts-martial under the Defence Act—

(a) any reference in sub-section 1 (b) to a “Secretary of State” shall be read as a reference to the “Minister of State for Defence”;

(b) any reference in sub-section 1 (b) to the Army Council shall be read as a reference to the Military Board,

(c) sub-section 1 (c) shall be read as if there were inserted after the words “army circulars or orders,” wherever they appear, the words “military district or regimental orders.”

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