National Security (Minerals) Regulations (Amendment) (Cth)

STATUTORY RULES.

1947. No. 97.

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-third day of July, 1947.

W. J. McKell

Governor-General.

By His Excellency’s Command,

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

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Amendments of the National Security (Minerals) Regulations.

Powers of Controller.

1. Regulation 6 of the National Security (Minerals) Regulations is amended—

(a) by inserting in sub-regulation (2.), before paragraph (a), the following paragraphs:—

“(aa)compulsorily acquire any minerals;

“(ab)by order, direct the supply and delivery to the Commonwealth of such minerals, or of such quantity of any minerals, as are or is specified in the order;”; and

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

“(4.) Any minerals supplied or delivered to the Commonwealth in pursuance of an order under this regulation shall thereupon become the absolute property of the Commonwealth.”.

Compensation.

2. Regulation 10 of the National Security (Minerals) Regulation: is amended by inserting in sub-regulation (1.), after the word “paragraph”, the letters and symbols “(aa), (ab),”.

* Notified in the Commonwealth Gazette on , 1947.

  Being the Regulations having that title as in force under the Defence (Transitional Provisions) Act 1946. The Regulations under the National Security Act 1939-1946 having the corresponding title comprise Statutory Rules 1942, No. 109, as amended by Statutory Rules 1943, No. 88; and 1944, No. 35. The Regulations were also amended by the Defence (Transitional Provisions) Act 1946.

 

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

3831.—Price 3d. 10/19.6.1947.