National Security (Field Peas Acquisition) Regulations (Amendment) (Cth)

STATUTORY RULES.

1942. No. 165.

 

REGULATION UNDER THE NATIONAL SECURITY ACT 1939–1940.*

I, THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL in and over the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, hereby make the following Regulation under the National Security Act 1939–1940.

Dated this eighth

day of April , 1942.

Governor-General.

By His Excellency’s Command,

for and on behalf of the Minister of State

for Defence Co-ordination.

 

Amendment of National Security (Field Peas Acquisition) Regulations.

After regulation 17 of the National Security (Field Peas Acquisition) Regulations the following regulation is inserted:—

Requisitioning of storage space.

“17a.—(1.) For the purpose of storing any field peas which are the property of the Commonwealth, the Minister may, by order served upon any person who is the owner or has the use or control of any premises which, in the opinion of the Minister, are suitable for storing field peas, require that person to make those premises or any portion thereof available to the Commonwealth for the storage of field peas the property of the Commonwealth.

“(2.) Any person on whom an order is served under the last preceding sub-regulation shall, within such time as is specified in the order, make the premises or portion thereof, as the case may be, available accordingly.

“(3.) The requisitioning of any premises or portion thereof under this regulation shall not relieve any person from liability under the provisions of regulation 21 of these Regulations.

“(4.) There shall be payable by way of compensation to any person who is required to make any premises or portion thereof available to the Commonwealth in pursuance of this regulation, such amount or amounts as is or are agreed upon between that person and the Board, or, failing-[D1] agreement, as is or are determined by a referee appointed by the Minister.”.

 

* Notified in the Commonwealth Gazette on , 1942.

 Statutory Rules 1942, No, 33.

 

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

2256.—Price 3d. 25/24.3.1942.

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