National Security (External Territories) Regulations (Amendment) (Cth)

NATIONAL SECURITY (EXTERNAL TERRITORIES) REGULATIONS.(t)

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Statutory Rules 1944, No. 73.(u)

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Person entitled to retire on superannuation pension who is employed by the Commonwealth or a State.

1.—(1.) Regulation 17 of the National Security (External Territories) Regulations is repealed.

(2.) This regulation shall be deemed to have come into operation on the twenty-seventh day of April, 1942.

2. After regulation 24 of the National Security (External Territories) Regulations the following regulation is inserted:—

Celebration of marriages by chaplains.

“24aa.—(1.) Any minister of religion who is serving as a chaplain with or attached to any portion of the Armed Forces stationed in the Territory shall be deemed to be—

(a) a registered clergyman for the purpose of the Marriage Ordinance 1935-1936 of the Territory of New Guinea; and

(b) registered under the Marriage Ordinance 1912-1935 of the Territory of Papua as a Minister for celebrating marriages.

 

(t)For previous Regulations, see Commonwealth Statutory Rules 1942, p. 683; Commonwealth Statutory Rules 1943, p. 554.

(u) Made under the National Security Act 1939-1943 on 1st May, 1944; notified in the Gazette on 1st May, 1944.

 

“(2.) Every marriage celebrated before the commencement of this regulation in the Territory by a minister of religion serving as a chaplain with or attached to any portion of the Armed Forces stationed therein shall be and be deemed to have been from the time of the celebration thereof a legal and valid marriage to all intents and purposes notwithstanding any non-compliance by him with the provisions of the law of the Territory in relation to the registration of persons authorized to celebrate marriages.

“(3.) In this regulation—

‘Armed Forces’ means any of the Armed Forces of His Majesty or of any Allied Force or of any other force serving in association with His Majesty’s Armed Forces;

‘the Territory’ means the Territory of Papua or the Territory of New Guinea.”.

Powers of Board.

3. Regulation 43 of the National Security (External Territories) Regulations is amended by omitting paragraph (c) and inserting in its stead the following paragraph:—

“(c)purchase stores, and sell stores required, by persons in connexion with the carrying on of operations on land in pursuance of this Part or required by such other persons or by persons included in such classes of persons as the Minister approves, and arrange for the transport of such stores;”.

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