National Security (Apple and Pear Acquisition) Regulations (Amendment) (Cth)

STATUTORY RULES.

1940. No. 13.

REGULATIONS RELATING TO THE ACQUISITION OF APPLES AND PEARS.*

I, THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL in and over the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, in pursuance of the powers conferred by the National Security Act 1939 and all other powers me thereunto enabling, hereby make the following Regulations.

Dated this nineteenth day of January, 1940.

Governor-General.

By His Excellency’s Command,

For Minister of State for Defence Co-ordination.

 

Amendments to National Security (Apple and Pear Acquisition) Regulations.

Application of Apple and Pear Organization Act.

1. Regulation 4 of the National Security (Apple and Pear Acquisition) Regulations is amended by omitting sub-regulation (2.) and inserting in its stead the following sub-regulations:—

“(2.) Notwithstanding anything contained in the Apple and Pear Organization Act 1938 or regulations made thereunder, the Chairman of the Board shall not be paid any fee (other than in respect of travelling expenses) for attending a meeting or being engaged on the business of the Board, but shall be paid a salary at such rate as the Governor-General directs.

(3.) In addition to any officers of the Board appointed under the Apple and Pear Organization Act 1938 the Board may appoint additional officers and engage casual employees under these Regulations who shall be paid such remuneration and be subject to such conditions of employment as the Minister directs except where the remuneration is to exceed Five hundred pounds per annum in which case it shall be as directed by the Governor-General.”.

Appointment of Marketing Committee.

2.Regulation 5 of the National Security (Apple and Pear Acquisition) Regulations is amended by inserting after sub-regulation (1.) the following sub-regulations:—

“(1a.) If any member of the Marketing Committee is unable to attend a meeting of that Committee, the Minister may appoint a proxy to represent that member at the meeting who shall, at the meeting for which he is appointed, have all the powers and may exercise all the functions of the member.

 

* Notified in the Commonwealth Gazette on , 1940.

  Statutory Rules 1939, No. 148.

218.—10/9.1.1940.—Price 3d.

(1b.) The Marketing Committee may co-opt any person to attend such meetings of the Committee as the Committee determines but any person so co-opted shall act in an advisory capacity only.

(1c.) Any person attending a meeting of the Marketing Committee as proxy for a member or by reason of his having been co-opted in pursuance of sub-regulation (1b.) of this regulation, shall, in respect of his attendance at that meeting, be entitled to receive such fees and expenses as the Minister directs.”.

State Committees.

3. Regulation 6 of the National Security (Apple and Pear Acquisition) Regulations is amended by adding at the end of sub-regulation (2.) the words “and who shall be paid such fees and expenses as the Minister directs.”.

 

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