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

STATUTORY RULES.

1940. No.257.

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REGULATIONS 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 Regulations under the National Security Act 1939-1940.

Dated this twenty first day of November, 1940.

Governor-General.

By His Excellency’s Command,

for and on behalf of the Minister of State for Defence Co-ordination.

 

Amendments of the National Security (Supplementary) Regulations.

Commencement.

1. These Regulations shall come into operation on the twenty-second day of November, 1940.

Control of entry and delivery of goods for home consumption.

2. Regulation 9 of the National Security (Supplementary) Regulations is amended—

(a) by omitting sub-regulation (2.);

(b) by omitting paragraphs (b) and (c) of sub-regulation (3.);

(c) by omitting paragraphs (b) and (c) of sub-regulation (4.); and

(d)by omitting from sub-regulation (6.) the words “, and the term ‘beer’ has the same meaning as in the Beer Excise Act 1901-1928”.

 

*Notified in the Commonwealth Gazette on November, 1940.

 Statutory Rules 1940, No. 126, as amended by Statutory Rules 1940, Nos. 151, 169, 213, 228, 233, 234 and 245.

7209.—8/19.11.1940.—Price 3d.

Deposits of Customs duty.

3. After regulation 9 of the National Security (Supplementary) Regulations the following regulation is added:—

“10. Notwithstanding the provisions of section 162 of the Customs Act 1901-1936, where the Minister of State for Trade and Customs is satisfied that any goods have been brought to the Commonwealth for safe custody, any duty of Customs paid thereon may be retained by the Customs on deposit for a period not exceeding six months after His Majesty ceases to be engaged in war, and the deposit may be returned to the owner if the goods are exported during that period.”.

 

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