National Security (Cold Store) Regulations (Cth)

STATUTORY RULES.

1940. No..

REGULATIONS UNDER THE NATIONAL SECURITY ACT 1939.*

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 National Security Act 1939.

Dated this twenty fourth day of January, 1940.

Governor-General.

By His Excellency’s Command,

for and on behalf of the Minister of State for Defence Co-ordination.

 

National Security (Cold Store) Regulations.

Citation.

1. These Regulations may be cited as the National Security (Cold Store) Regulations.

Definitions.

2. In these Regulations, unless the contrary intention appears—

“cold store” means any premises capable of storing perishable commodities at a temperature which may be regulated or reduced below normal by artificial means;

“the Secretary” means the Secretary of the Department of Commerce.

Returns of cold storage space.

3. Any person who has the management or control of any cold store who is notified in writing by the Secretary so to do shall, in respect of the position in that cold store on each and every Saturday following the date of the receipt of the notice, forward to the Secretary a return in accordance with the Form in the Schedule to these Regulations.

Place and time for lodgment of returns.

4. Returns furnished in pursuance of Regulation 3 of these Regulations shall be addressed to the Secretary, Department of Commerce, Commonwealth Bank Building, Sydney, and either delivered at that address or lodged in the post addressed to that address on the Monday next following the Saturday in respect of which the return is made.

False returns.

5. Any person who furnishes a return required to be furnished by these Regulations which is false in any particular shall be guilty of an offence against the National Security Act 1939.

 

* Notified in the Commonwealth Gazette on , 1940.

77.—12/16.1.1940.—Price 3d.

THE SCHEDULE.

Commonwealth of Australia.

NATIONAL SECURITY (COLD STORE) REGULATIONS—COLD STORAGE RETURN.

Name of Cold Store

Address

Weekly Return showing the Cold Storage Position at the above Store on Saturday, the day of , 19 .

1.(a) Capacity of Store cubic feet.

(b) (For use in respect of Meatworks only)

Capacity of freezing space cubic feet.

2. Storage Space Occupied and Unoccupied classified according to commodities.

1.	2.	3.	4.
Commodity.	Space Occupied.	Space Unoccupied.	Total Space Normally Available.
				cubic feet.	cubic feet.	cubic feet.
Meat.............................................
Rabbits .........................................
Butter ...........................................
Cheese .........................................
Eggs .............................................
Fruit .............................................
Other Products ..............................
Total ...................................

Note.—Column 4 should be the sum of columns 2 and 3.

3. Estimate of space that will be unoccupied during each of the next three months assuming normal conditions of shipment.

Month.	Cubic Feet.
……………………………	……………………………
……………………………	……………………………
……………………………	……………………………

I/We declare that the particulars set out in items 1 and 2 above are true and correct in every particular.

Dated this day of 19

Signature of person having the management or control of the Cold Store (or other person authorized to sign)

Note.—This return must be addressed to—

The Secretary,

Department of Commerce,

Commonwealth Bank Building,

Sydney.

and either delivered at that address or lodged in the post addressed to that address on the Monday next following the Saturday in respect of which the return is made.

 

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