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

STATUTORY RULES.

1947. No. 58.

 

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

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.

Dated this twenty-first day of May, 1947.

W. J. McKELL

Governor-General.

By His Excellency’s Command,

W. P. ASHLEY

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

 

Amendments of the National Security (Liquid Fuel) Regulations. 

1. After Regulation 15 of the National Security (Liquid Fuel) Regulations the following Regulation is inserted:—

Restriction on movement of liquid fuel by bulk suppliers.

“15a. A bulk supplier shall not, during any month, move out of any Customs warehouses or Excise factories in a State, any liquid fuel in excess of the quantity authorized in writing by the Controller in respect of that bulk supplier for that month and State.”.

Inspectors.

2. Regulation 55 of the National Security (Liquid Fuel) Regulations is amended by omitting sub-regulation (2.) and inserting in its stead the following sub-regulation:—

“(2.) Every inspector shall have power to require the production of any licence, ration ticket or authorization issued or given under these Regulations, or any record in connexion with the sale, disposal, purchase, acquisition or movement of liquid fuel.”.

 

* Notified in the Commonwealth Gazette on 21st May, 1947.

  Being the Regulations having that title as in force under the Defence (Transitional Provisions) Act 1946. The Regulations under the National Security Act1939-1946 having the corresponding title comprise Statutory Rules 1940, No. 293, 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.

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

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