National Security (Patriotic Funds) Regulations (Amendment) (Cth)

STATUTORY RULES.

1941. No. 176.

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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 twenty-fourth day of July, 1941.

WAKEHURST

Deputy of the Governor-General.

By His Excellency’s Command,

ROBERT G. MENZIES

Minister of State for Defence Co-ordination.

 

Amendments of the National Security (Patriotic Funds) Regulations.

Repatriation Commission to administer regulations.

1. Regulation 3 of the National Security (Patriotic Funds) Regulations is amended—

(a) by inserting in sub-regulation (2.), after the word “Territory “(second occurring), the words “or to any person”; and

(b) by inserting in that sub-regulation, after the word “Board” (second occurring), the words “or by that person (as the case may be)”.

Exemption of certain funds raised within a State.

2. Regulation 5 of the National Security (Patriotic Funds) Regulations is amended by omitting the words “(other than the Australian Red Cross Society)”.

3. After regulation 5 of the National Security (Patriotic Funds) Regulations the following regulation is inserted:—

Exemption of funds raised in Territories.

“5a. The Governor-General may, by Order published in the Gazette, exempt from the provisions of these Regulations, other than regulation 12, all or any patriotic funds raised or to be raised in any Territory of the Commonwealth, and, while the Order remains in force, those funds shall be exempt from the provisions of these Regulations, other than regulation 12, and shall be subject to the laws, ordinances and regulations for the time being in force in the Territory.”

 

* Notified in the Commonwealth Gazette on 24th July, 1941.

  Statutory Rules 1940, No. 131.

 

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

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