National Security (Vegetable Seeds) Regulations (Amendment) (Cth)

STATUTORY RULES.

1942. No. 272.

REGULATION 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 Regulation under the National Security Act 1939-1940.

Dated this twenty-fifth day of June, 1942.

Deputy of the Governor-General.

By His Excellency’s Command,

for and on behalf of the Minister of State

for Defence.

 

Amendment of National Security (Vegetable Seeds) Regulations. 

The National Security (Vegetable Seeds) Regulations are amended by adding at the end thereof the following regulations:—

“Finance.

25.—(1.) The Committee shall open and maintain an account with the Commonwealth Bank of Australia into which it shall pay all moneys received by it under these Regulations and any moneys appropriated by the Parliament or borrowed by the Minister for use by the Committee on behalf of the Commonwealth.

“(2.) Out of moneys standing to the credit of the account, the Committee shall defray all costs and expenses of administering these Regulations, and make all payments authorized to be made by these Regulations.

“(3.) The accounts of the Committee shall be subject to audit by the Auditor-General.

“Arrangement with Commonwealth Bank for advances.

26. The Minister may arrange with the Commonwealth Bank of Australia for the making by that Bank of advances to the Commonwealth for use on its behalf by the Committee for the purposes of these Regulations, and may guarantee to that Bank the repayment, out of moneys lawfully made available by the Parliament, of any advances made by the Bank in pursuance of the arrangement.”.

 

* Notified in the Commonwealth Gazette on

 Statutory Rules 1942, No. 176.

 

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

3141.—Price 3d. 25/29.4.1942.