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

STATUTORY RULES.

1940. No. 207.

 

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 twenty-first day of September, 1940.

GOWRIE

Governor-General.

By His Excellency’s Command,

F. STEWART

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

 

Amendment of the National Security (Liquid Fuel) Regulations. 

After regulation 46 of the National Security (Liquid Fuel) Regulations, the following regulation is added:—

Returns of motor spirit.

“47.—(1.) Every person (not being the holder of a motor spirit bulk supplier’s licence or a motor spirit retailer’s licence) upon whose premises there are stored (otherwise than in the tank of any vehicle) at twelve o’clock midnight on the thirtieth day of September, 1940, more than forty-four gallons of motor spirit shall, not later than twelve o’clock noon on the fifth day of October, 1940, or within such further time as the Minister allows, furnish to the Secretary, Department of Supply and Development, at the address specified in the next succeeding sub-regulation, a return setting forth—

(a) the quantity of motor spirit stored (otherwise than in the tank of any vehicle) upon his premises at twelve o’clock midnight on the thirtieth day of September, 1940;

(b) the name of the owner of that motor spirit;

(c) the type and size of containers in which that motor spirit was stored;

(d) the place at which that motor spirit was stored; and

(e) the occupation of the person furnishing the statutory declaration.

    

* Notified in the Commonwealth Gazette on 21st September 1940.

  Statutory Rules 1940, No. 129, as amended by Statutory Rules 1940, No. 161.

“(2.) The address at which the return referred to in the last preceding sub-regulation shall be furnished shall be in accordance with the following table:—

State or Territory in which motor spirit stored.	Address.
Australian Capital Territory and New South Wales	Hosking House, Hosking-place, Sydney
Victoria..............................................................	83 William-street, Melbourne
Queensland........................................................	334 Queen-street, Brisbane
South Australia..................................................	Savings Bank Building, Adelaide
Western Australia...............................................	Commonwealth Bank Building, Perth
Tasmania...........................................................	C/o Federal Taxation Office, Hobart

“(3.) A person shall not make any statement in any return furnished in pursuance of this regulation which is false or misleading in any particular.”.

 

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