National Security (Wheat Industry Stabilization) Regulations (Amendment) (Cth)

STATUTORY RULES.

1943. No. 29.

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 fourth day of February, 1943.

(SGD.) GOWRIE.

Governor-General.

By His Excellency’s Command,

for and on behalf of the Minister of

State for Defence.

 

Amendments of the National Security (Wheat Industry Stabilization) Regulations.

Administration.

1. After regulation 1 of the National Security (Wheat Industry Stabilization) Regulations the following regulation is inserted:—

“1a. These Regulations shall be administered by the Minister of State for Commerce and Agriculture.”.

Definitions.

2. Regulation 2 of the National Security (Wheat Industry Stabilization) Regulations is amended—

(a) by inserting in the definition of “registered farm”, after words “wheat farm”, the words “or temporary wheat farm”;

(b) by inserting after the definition of “registered farm” the following definition:—

“ ‘temporary wheat farm’ means any farm (not being a wheat farm) on which wheat may be grown;”; and

(c) by omitting the definition of “the Minister”.

Wheat Industry Stabilization Board.

3. Regulation 3 of the National Security (Wheat Industry Stabilization) Regulations is amended by omitting from sub-regulation (1.) the word “four” and inserting in its stead the word “five”.

Registration of wheat farms and temporary wheat farms.

4. Regulation 8 of the National Security (Wheat Industry Stabilization) Regulations is amended by inserting in sub-regulations (1.), (2.) and (4.), after the word “farm” (wherever occurring), the words “or temporary wheat farm”.

 

* Notified in the Commonwealth Gazette on  January, 1943.

  Statutory Rules 1940, No. 268, as amended by Statutory Rules 1941, No. 184; and 1942, Nos. 359, 427 and 497.

 

Offences.

5. Regulation 11 of the National Security (Wheat Industry Stabilization) Regulations is amended by omitting sub-regulations (1.), (2.) and (3.) and inserting in their stead the following sub-regulations:—

“(1.) A wheat-grower shall not—

(a)harvest wheat for grain otherwise than from the registered farm in respect of which he is licensed; or

(b) contravene or fail to comply with any condition of his licence.

“(2.) A person, not being a wheat-grower, shall not harvest any wheat for grain.

“(3.) Any person, whether a wheat-grower or not, being the occupier or having the control of any land which is not a registered farm and on which wheat is sown, shall cut that wheat for hay before the ear develops beyond the milky stage.”.

Form A.

6. Form A in the Schedule to the National Security (Wheat Industry Stabilization) Regulations is repealed and the following Form inserted in its stead:—

“National Security (Wheat Industry Stabilization) Regulations.

Reg. 8. Form a.

APPLICATION FOR REGISTRATION OF A FARM.

Name of applicant
Address of applicant	State of
Name of owner
Address of owner
Location of farm
Area of farm	acres.
—		1937–38.	1938–39.		1939–40.		1940–41.	1941–42.
Area sown to wheat for grain.....................
Area sown to wheat for hay and other purposes
Area sown to wheat for all purposes...........
Total wheat harvested (bushels)..................
Wheat marketed as grain (bushels).............
Wheat retained for seed (bushels)...............
Wheat retained for feed (bushels)...............

I of ,being the

Owner/occupier/lessee of the farm described above, hereby apply for its registration as a

wheat farm/temporary wheat farm.

I declare that the information given above is true and correct in every particular.

Signature

Date / / ”.

Form B.

7. Form B in the Schedule to the National Security (Wheat Industry Stabilization) Regulations is amended by omitting the words “wheat farm” wherever occurring) and inserting in their stead the word “farm”.

 

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