National Security (Prices) Regulations (Amendment) (Cth)

STATUTORY RULES

1946. No. 198.

 

REGULATIONS UNDER THE NATIONAL SECURITY ACT 1939–1946.*

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 National Security Act 1939–1946.

Dated this nineteenth day of December, 1946.

HENRY

Governor-General.

By His Royal Highness’s Command,

BEN COURTICE

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

 

Amendments of the National Security (Prices) Regulations. 

Definitions.

1. Regulation 3 of the National Security (Prices) Regulations is amended by inserting in sub-regulation (1.), before the definition of “authorized officer”, the following definition:—

“‘Australia’ includes the Territories of the Commonwealth;”

2. After regulation 3 of the National Security (Prices) Regulations the following regulation is inserted:—

Application of Regulations to Territories.

“3a. Every regulation contained in these Regulations shall, unless the contrary intention appears, extend to the Territory of Papua and to the Territory of New Guinea.”.

Sale of goods subject to condition to refund excess price prohibited.

3. Regulation 28 of the National Security (Prices) Regulations is amended by omitting paragraph (a) and inserting in its stead the following paragraph:—

“(a) sell or offer for sale any declared goods or supply or offer to supply any declared service subject to a condition to the effect that, if the price or rate at which the goods are sold or the service supplied is not approved at a later date by the Commissioner, a refund or adjustment will be made; or”.

* Notified in the Commonwealth Gazette on 20th December, 1946.

  Statutory Rules 1940, 176, as amended by Statutory Rules 1940, Nos. 210 and 264; 1941, Nos. 54 and 251; 1942, No. 518; 1943, Nos. 229, 264 and 278; 1944, Nos. 25, 83, 94, 118, 132 and 192; 1945, Nos. 7, 24, 47, 52, 118; and 1946, Nos. 12, 19, 71, 98 and 148.

 

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

7727.—Price 3d.