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

STATUTORY RULES.

1948. No. .

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REGULATIONS UNDER THE DEFENCE (TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS) ACT 1946-1947.*

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 Defence (Transitional Provisions) Act 1946-1947.

Dated this twenty-ninth day of September, 1948.

W. J. McKell

Governor-General.

By His Excellency’s Command,

N. E. McKENNA

for and on behalf of the Minister of State for Post-war Reconstruction.

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Amendments of National Security (Liquid Fuel) Regulations. 

Application of Regulations.

1. Regulation 5 of the National Security (Liquid Fuel) Regulations is amended by adding at the end thereof the following sub-regulations :—

“ (2.) Notwithstanding the provisions of the last preceding sub-regulation, the application of these Regulations (including any orders thereunder), so far as they relate (whether or not by express mention) to aviation spirit, shall extend to the Northern Territory.

“ (3.) In this regulation, ‘ aviation spirit ’ means motor spirit of an octane rating of seventy-three or more”.

Orders in relation to liquid fuel.

2. Regulation 15 of the National Security (Liquid Fuel) Regulations is amended by omitting the words “ have absolute control ” and inserting in their stead the words “, to the extent provided by orders under this regulation, have control ”.

* Notified in the Commonwealth Gazette on , 1948.

  Being the Regulations having that title as in force under the Defence (Transitional Provisions) Act 1946-1947 as amended by Statutory Rules 1947, No. 58, and 1948, No. 84. The Regulations under the National Security Act 1939-1946 having the corresponding title comprise Statutory Rules 1940, No. 193, as amended by Statutory Rules 1941, Nos. 118, 147, 186 and 289; 1942, Nos. 70, 260 and 351; 1943, No. 134; and 1944, No. 113.

5409—Price 3d. 6/28.9.1948.

Offences.

3. Regulation 51 of the National Security (Liquid Fuel) Regulations is amended—

(a) by inserting in sub-regulation (1.), after paragraph (a), the following paragraph :—

“ (a) alter or deface any ration ticket or licence or any addition to or endorsement on a ration ticket or licence ;”;

(b) by inserting in paragraph (c) of that sub-regulation, after the word “ licence ” (last occurring), the words “ or any altered ration ticket or licence ”; and

(c) by adding at the end thereof the following sub-regulation :—

“ (4.) A ration ticket or licence shall be deemed to be altered if any addition or endorsement authorized to be made thereto or thereon under these Regulations, whether the addition or endorsement is in accordance with the requirements of these Regulations or not, is removed, erased, obliterated, added to or otherwise altered.”.

 

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