National Security (Liquid Fuel) Regulations (Amendment) (Cth)

STATUTORY RULES

1940. No. 244.

 

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 Regulation under the National Security Act 1939-1940.

Dated this seventh day of November, 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.

 

Amendment of the National Security (Liquid Fuel) Regulations. 

After regulation 47 of the National Security (Liquid Fuel) Regulations the following regulation is inserted:—

“Offences.

48.—(1.) A person shall not, without lawful excuse (proof whereof shall lie upon him)—

(a) make or utter any counterfeit or forged ration ticket or licence;

(b)make, sell, use or have in his possession any die, plate or other instrument or thing for printing or making any counterfeit or forged ration ticket or licence;

(c) have in his possession any counterfeit or forged ration ticket or licence, or, otherwise than in accordance with these Regulations, any ration ticket or licence;

 

* Notified in the Commonwealth Gazette on 7th November, 1940.

  Statutory Rules 1940, No. 129, as amended by Statutory Rules 1940, Nos. 161 and 207.

6948.—Price 3d.

(d)offer or agree to supply, or supply, to any other person, otherwise than in accordance with these Regulations, whether by way of loan or otherwise, and whether or not for valuable consideration, a ration ticket or licence, or a counterfeit or forged ration ticket or licence;

(e) accept or obtain, or offer or agree to accept, possession of a counterfeit or forged ration ticket or licence or, otherwise than in accordance with these Regulations, possession of a ration ticket or licence.

“(2.) In any prosecution under paragraph (d) or paragraph (e) of sub-regulation (1.) of this regulation for offering or agreeing to supply or to accept possession of a ration ticket or licence or a counterfeit or forged ration ticket or licence, it shall not be a necessary element of the offence that any ration ticket or licence, or counterfeit or forged ration ticket or licence, the subject of the offer or agreement was in existence.

“(3.) Every counterfeit or forged ration ticket or licence and every die, plate or other instrument or thing for printing or making any counterfeit or forged ration ticket or licence shall be forfeited to the King.”.

 

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