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

STATUTORY RULES.

1940. No. 161.

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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 fourteenth

day of August, 1940

Governor-General.

By His Excellency’s Command,

Minister of State for Defence Co-ordination.

 

Amendment of the National Security (Liquid Fuel) Regulations. 

Commonwealth Liquid Fuel Control Board.

1. Regulation 5 of the National Security (Liquid Fuel) Regulations is amended by omitting sub-regulation (2.) and inserting in its stead the following sub-regulation:—

“(2.) The Board shall consist of—

(a) the Controller of Liquid Fuel;

(b) the Executive Officer of the Commonwealth Oil Board; and

(c) five other members appointed by the Minister, one of whom shall represent rural consumers of liquid fuel, one of whom shall represent consumers of liquid fuel using heavy vehicles, one of whom shall represent other consumers one of whom shall represent the motor trade and one of whom shall represent retailers of liquid fuel.

2. Regulation 6 of the National Security (Liquid Fuel) Regulations is repealed and the following regulation inserted in its stead:—

Chairman and Deputy Chairman of the Board.

“6.—(1.) The Controller of Liquid Fuel shall be Chairman of the Board.

“(2.) The Minister may appoint a Deputy Chairman of the Board.”.

 

* Notified in the Commonwealth Gazette on  , 1940.

  Statutory Rules 1940, No. 129.

4550—8/31.7.1940.—Price 3d.

 

3. Regulation 8 of the National Security (Liquid Fuel) Regulations is amended—

(a)by omitting from sub-regulation (2.) the word “three” and inserting in its stead the word “four”; and

(b)by omitting from sub-regulation (3.) all the words from and including the words “In the absence”.

Controller of Liquid Fuel.

4. Regulation 9 of the National Security (Liquid Fuel) Regulations is amended by omitting sub-regulation (2.).

5. After regulation 9 of the National Security (Liquid Fuel) Regulations the following regulation is inserted:—

Salaries and allowances.

“9a.—(1.) The Controller and the Deputy Chairman of the Board shall be paid such salary as the Minister approves.

“(2.) There shall be payable to the members of the Board such rates of travelling allowances as the Minister approves.”.

6. After regulation 45 of the National Security (Liquid Fuel) Regulations, the following regulation is inserted:—

Compliance with forms.

“46. Strict compliance with the forms in the Schedule to these Regulations shall not be required but substantial compliance shall be sufficient for the purposes of these Regulations.”.

 

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