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

STATUTORY RULES.

1913. No. 252.

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PROVISIONAL REGULATIONS UNDER THE DEFENCE ACT 1903–1912.

Regulations (Provisional) for the Military Forces or the Commonwealth—Regulation 562a—Amendment.

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

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

DENMAN,

Governor-General.

By His Excellency’s Command,

E. D. MILLEN.

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Regulations (Provisional) for the Military Forces of the Commonwealth.

Amendment.

Regulation 562a—Delete first paragraph which reads:—

“The general safety precautions to be observed, and also the prescribed distances referred to in Section 72 of the Act, outside of which all ships, boats, or persons must keep shall for Artillery Practice on Sea Fronts, be those prescribed in ‘Instructions for Practice Seawards, Royal Garrison Artillery’ published annually.”

and substitute therefor:—

“The general safety precautions to be observed in connexion with Artillery Practice on Sea Fronts shall, subject to the next paragraph of this regulation, be those prescribed in Instructions for Practice Seawards, Royal Garrison Artillery’ published annually.

“For the purpose of Section 72 of the Act, a ship, boat, or person shall be deemed to have come or remained within the prescribed distance of a battery, or gun, engeged in artillery practice, if it or he comes or remains within the following areas:—

“For all Defended Ports with the exception of Port Jackson, a rectangular area measuring in length 11,000 yards from the battery or gun engaged in practice, in the direction of the line of fire, and in breadth 2 miles, being 1 mile on each side of the line of fire.

“For Port Jackson the area will be:—A rectangular area measuring in length 15,000 yards from the battery or gun engaged in practice, in the direction of the line of fire, and in breadth 2 miles, being 1 mile in each side of the line of fire.”

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