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

STATUTORY RULES.

1943. No. 134.

 

REGULATIONS UNDER THE NATIONAL SECURITY ACT 1939-1940.*

I, THE DEPUTY OF 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 twentieth day of May, 1943.

Deputy of the Governor-General.

By His Excellency’s Command,

for and on behalf of the Minister of State for Defence.

 

Amendments of the National Security (Liquid Fuel) Regulations. 

Definitions.

1. Regulation 4 of the National Security (Liquid Fuel) Regulations is amended—

(a) by inserting after the definition of “fuel oil” the following definition:—

“‘kerosene’ means petroleum distillate normally marketed as kerosene, and includes lighting kerosene and power kerosene;”;

(b) by omitting the definition of “lighting kerosene” and inserting in its stead the following definition:—

“‘lighting kerosene’ means petroleum distillate normally marketed as lighting kerosene;”; and

(c) by omitting from the definition of “liquid fuel” the words “power kerosene, lighting kerosene” and inserting in their stead the word “kerosene”.

 

* Notified in the Commonwealth Gazette on , 1943.

  Statutory Rules 1940, No. 293, as amended by Statutory Rules 1941, Nos. 118, 147, 186 and 289; and 1942, Nos. 70, 260 and 351.

2612.—Price 3d. 20/20.4.1943.

 

2. After regulation 14 of the National Security (Liquid Fuel) Regulations the following regulation is inserted in Part II:—

Temporary action by Controller or Deputy Controller in name of Board.

“14a.—.(1.) Subject to this regulation, any act, matter or thing which, in pursuance of these Regulations or of any order thereunder, may be done by the Board may be done by the Controller or Deputy Controller in the name of the Board, and any act, matter or thing so done shall be deemed to have been done by the Board.

“(2.) Any act, matter or thing done by the Controller or Deputy Controller by virtue of this regulation shall cease to have effect on and from the expiration of two months from the date on which the act, matter or thing is done unless it has previously been ratified by the Board, but in any proceedings any such act, matter or thing shall be deemed to have been so ratified unless the contrary is proved.

“(3.) Where the exercise of any power or function by the Board is dependent upon the opinion, belief or state of mind of the Board in relation to any matter, that power or function may be exercised by the Controller or Deputy Controller upon the opinion, belief or state of mind of the Controller or Deputy Controller, as the case may be.”

Motor spirit not to be acquired without licence, &c.

3. Regulation 16 of the National Security (Liquid Fuel) Regulations is amended by inserting, after the word “he”, the words “produces the licence to the intending supplier, and”.

Supply and endorsement of ration tickets.

4. Regulation 21 of the National Security (Liquid Fuel) Regulations is amended by inserting in sub-regulation (2.), after the word “licence”, the words “and, in the case of a consumer’s licence issued in respect of a road vehicle, the registration number of the vehicle”.

Disposal of motor spirit, &c., to licensed consumers.

5. Regulation 27 of the National Security (Liquid Fuel) Regulations is amended by adding at the end of paragraph (c) of sub-regulation (1.) the words “and, in the case of motor spirit or diesel oil fuel to be supplied into a road vehicle, with the registration number shown on the number plate affixed to the vehicle”.

 

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