National Security (General) Regulations (Amendment) (Cth)

STATUTORY RULES.

1942. No. 238.

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 twenty seventh day of May, 1942.

(SGD.) GOWRIE.

Governor-General.

By His Excellency’s Command,

for and on behalf of the Minister of State for Defence.

 

Amendments of the National Security (General) Regulations.

Entry on wharves and ships.

1. Regulation 7a of the National Security (General) Regulations is amended—

(a) by inserting after sub-regulation (2.) the following sub-regulation:—

“(2a.) The master of any merchant vessel lying in port shall not permit any person to enter or remain on that vessel unless that person is the holder of a written permit or written pass issued in pursuance of this regulation.”; and

(b) by inserting after sub-regulation (3.) the following sub-regulation:—

“(3a.) The Assistant Secretary, Department of Commerce (Marine) or the Deputy Director of Lighthouses and Navigation in any State may, in writing,

 

* Notified in the Commonwealth Gazette on , 1942.

  Statutory Rules 1939, No. 87, as amended by Statutory Rules 1939, Nos. 103, 174 and 177; 1940, Nos. 8, 32, 34, 45, 67, 71, 90, 91, 93, 113, 118, 119, 120, 127, 171, 175, 187, 191, 243, 246, 261, 262, 263, 264 and 270; 1941, Nos. 2, 8, 9, 40, 69, 112, 116, 125, 171, 174, 179, 248, 266, 268, 274, 287, 291, 301 and 325; and 1942, Nos. 49, 56, 67, 97, 105, 124, 133, 141 and 163.

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authorize any officer of the Naval, Military or Air Forces of any other part of His Majesty’s dominions or of any country which is allied or associated with His Majesty in the present war to issue written permits under this regulation to members of those Forces in Australia.”.

Licences, permits, &c.

2. Regulation 76 of the National Security (General) Regulations is amended by omitting sub-regulation (3.) and inserting in its stead the following sub-regulation:—

“(3.) Any licence, permit or permission granted for the purposes of any of these Regulations may be granted subject to conditions and may be revoked or varied at any time by the authority or person empowered to grant it.”.

Amendment of S.R. 1942, No. 133.

3. Regulation 55a inserted in the National Security (General) Regulations by Statutory Rules 1942, No. 133 is re-numbered “55b”.

 

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