National Security (Land Transfer) Regulations (Amendment) (Cth)

STATUTORY RULES.

1943. No. 257.

 

REGULATION UNDER THE NATIONAL SECURITY ACT 1939-1943.*

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 1939-1943.

Dated this first day of October, 1943.

GOWRIE

Governor-General.

By His Excellency’s Command,

H. V. EVATT

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

 

Amendment of the National Security (Land Transfer) Regulations.

Regulation 10b of the National Security (Land Transfer) Regulations is amended—

(a) by inserting in sub-regulation (1.), after the words “sublet to”, the words “, or held under permissive occupancy,” ;

(b) by inserting in sub-regulation (1.), after the words “commencement of ”, the words “the application of”;

(c) by inserting the following sub-regulation after sub-regulation (1):—

“(1a.) Upon the termination of the lease in accordance with sub-regulation (1.) of this regulation, the alien shall immediately vacate the land.”;

(d) by inserting in sub-regulation (2.), after the words “was let”, the words “, or by whom it was held under permissive occupancy,”; and

(e) by adding the following sub-regulations at the end thereof:—

“(5.) If the enemy alien has paid rent in advance in respect of any period after the date of termination of the lease in accordance with this regulation, the owner of the land shall forthwith refund to the enemy alien the amount paid in respect of that period.

 

* Notified in the Commonwealth Gazette on 1st October, 1943.

  Statutory Rules 1940, No. 141, as amended by Statutory Rules 1940, Nos. 148, 200, 239 and 265; 1941, Nos. 6, 111 and 292; 1942, Nos. 247 and 472; and 1943, Nos. 8 and 184.

6024.—Price 3d.

“(6.) Where the enemy alien has cultivated the land and planted crops thereon or has prepared the land for crops, he shall be entitled to recover from the incoming tenant in respect of growing crops and improvements such compensation as is agreed upon, or, in default of agreement, is fixed by a court of summary jurisdiction consisting of a Stipendiary or Police or Special Magistrate or some Magistrate of the State who is specially authorized by the Governor-General to exercise such jurisdiction.”.

 

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