National Security (Supplementary) Regulations (Amendment) (Cth)

STATUTORY RULES.

1942. No. 469.

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REGULATION UNDER THE NATIONAL SECURITY ACT 1939-1940.*

I, THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL in and over the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, hereby make the following Regulation under the NationalSecurity Act 1939-1940.

Dated this twenty third day of October, 1942.

(SGD.) GOWRIE.

Governor-General.

By His Excellency’s Command,

for and onbehalf of the Minister of State for Defence.

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Amendment of National Security (Supplementary) Regulations.

The National Security (Supplementary) Regulations are amended by adding at the end thereof the following regulation:—

Smoking, lighting matches, &c., on ships prohibited.

“81.—(1.) Notwithstanding anything in any law of the Commonwealth or of any State or Territory of the Commonwealth, a person shall not smoke, and shall not ignite a match, smokers’ lighter or other device ordinarily used for the purpose of igniting tobacco—

(a) in the hold of any ship; or

(b) in any place on board a ship where a notice prohibiting smoking is displayed.

“(2.) A person shall not, while in charge or control of—

(a) the loading or discharging of any ship;

(b) any person engaged in the loading or discharging of any ship; or

(c) any other operation on any ship,

permit or suffer the doing of any act prohibited by the last preceding sub-regulation.

“(3.) This regulation shall be administered by the Minister of State for Commerce.”.

 

* Notified in the Commonwealth Gazette on , 1942.

Statutory Rules 1940, No. 126, as amended to date For previous National Security (Supplementary) Regulations, see footnote   to Statutory Rules 1942, No. 265, and see also Statutory Rules 1942, Nos. 269, 271, 278, 280, 282, 295, 361, 370, 378, 391, 392 and 394.

 

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

6622.—Price 3d. 25/6.10.1942.