National Security (Gas Producer) Regulations (Cth)

STATUTORY RULES.

1940. No. 288.

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REGULATIONS 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 Regulations under the National Security Act 1939-1940.

Dated this thirteenth day of December, 1940.

GOWRIE

Governor-General.

By His Excellency’s Command,

P. A. McBRIDE

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

 

National Security (Gas Producer) Regulations.

Citation.

1. These Regulations may be cited as the National Security (Gas Producer) Regulations.

Definitions.

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

“authorized person” means a person appointed by the Director to be an authorized person for the purposes of these Regulations;

“equipment” means equipment constructed for use on a vehicle, or which can be adapted to such use;

“licence” means a licence granted under these Regulations;

“producer gas” means gas which is produced by the incomplete combustion of solid fuel and whose active constituent is chiefly carbon monoxide, but does not include gas produced at a fixed station and distributed through mains for consumption at a distance from the place of production;

“the Director” means the Director of Substitute Fuels appointed under the National Security (Substitute Fuels) Regulations.

Sale of equipment for generation of producer gas.

3. On and after a date to be fixed by the Minister of State for Supply and Development by notice in the Gazette, a person shall not, except under licence, sell or offer for sale any equipment or part thereof for the generation of producer gas.

Licences.

4.—(1.) Every person desiring to obtain a licence shall make application to the Director in accordance with such form as the Director approves.

(2.) The application shall be accompanied by a certificate of a testing authority appointed by the Director that the equipment or part thereof is capable of use in the efficient production of producer gas.

 

* Notified in the Commonwealth Gazette on 13th December, 1940.

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(3.) The Director or, subject to any direction of the Director, an authorized person may—

(a) grant a licence in respect of equipment, or part thereof, of such description, for such period, in such form, and subject to such conditions, as he thinks fit; or

(b) refuse to grant a licence.

(4.) The holder of a licence shall not fail to comply with any condition subject to which the licence is granted.

Revocation or variation of licences.

5. The Director or, subject to any direction of the Director, an authorized person may at any time revoke or vary any licence.

Testing authorities.

6. The Director may appoint any person to be a testing authority on such terms and conditions as the Director thinks fit.

Sale of plans, &c.

7.On and after the date fixed pursuant to regulation 3 of these Regulations, a person shall not sell or offer for sale any plan, drawing, specification or instruction for the manufacture of equipment or part thereof for the generation of producer gas unless the plan, drawing, specification or instruction has been approved in writing by the Director or by an authorized person.

False declarations.

8. A person shall not knowingly give any false information in any application for a licence.

 

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