Naval Forces Regulations (Amendment) (Cth)

STATUTORY RULES.

1959. No. 38.

 

REGULATIONS UNDER THE NAVAL DEFENCE ACT 1910-1952.*

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 Naval Defence Act 1910-1952.

Dated this second day of June, 1959.

W. J. Slim

Governor-General.

By His Excellency’s Command,

Minister of State for the Navy.

 

Amendments of the Naval Forces Regulations. 

Constitution of Naval Board.

1. Regulation 11 of the Naval Forces Regulations is amended—

(a)by omitting from sub-regulation (1.) the words “the Fourth Naval Member; and” and inserting in their stead the words “the Fourth Naval Member and Chief of Supply; and”; and

(b)by omitting from sub-regulation (2.) the words “a Flag Officer” and inserting in their stead the words “an officer of flag rank”.

Meetings of Naval Board.

2. Regulation 15 of the Naval Forces Regulations is amended by inserting after sub-regulation (2.) the following sub-regulation:—

“(2a.) In the event of the absence of the First Naval Member and Chief of the Naval Staff from a meeting of the Naval Board, the Deputy Chief of the Naval Staff may represent him at that meeting and vote in his stead, and, for the purposes of that meeting, the Deputy Chief of the Naval Staff shall be deemed to be a member of the Naval Board.”.

Sphere of supervision of members.

3. Regulation 18 of the Naval Forces Regulations is amended—

(a) by omitting from paragraph (a) of sub-regulation (2.) the words “; transport, works and ordnance stores”;

(b) by omitting from paragraph (b)of that sub-regulation the words “and supplies (other than ordnance)”;

* Notified in the Commonwealth Gazette on 11th June, 1959.

Statutory Rules 1935, No. 133, as amended by Statutory Rules 1936, Nos. 63 and 119; 1938, Nos. 20, 46, 70 and 91; 1939, Nos. 26, 27, 72 and 143; 1940, Nos. 123, 135, 147, 197, 217 and 240; 1941, Nos. 21, 187, 215 and 242; 1942, Nos. 48 and 202; 1943, No. 42; 1944, No. 63; 1946, Nos. 26 and 32; 1947, Nos. 34 and 130; 1948, Nos. 37, 87 and 88; 1950, Nos. 4 and 26; 1951, Nos. 53, 66 and 165; 1953, No. 19; 1954, Nos. 28, 115 and 123; 1955, Nos. 5 and 16; 1956, No. 78; and 1958, No. 88.

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(c) by adding at the end of paragraph (c)of that sub-regulation the words “and to marine, electrical, air and ordnance engineering”; and

(d) by omitting from paragraph (ca) of that sub-regulation the words “Naval Aviation” and inserting in their stead the words “supply (naval, victualling, air, medical and ordnance stores), machinery spares, works and movement of personnel by sea, air and rail”.

Engagements.

4. Regulation 81 of the Naval Forces Regulations is amended by omitting from sub-regulation (2.) the figures “60” and inserting in their stead the figures “50”.

The Schedule.

5. The Schedule to the Naval Forces Regulations is amended by omitting from the third column of item (7.) the word and figures “section 48” and inserting in their stead the word and figures “section 58”.

 

By Authority: A. J. Arthur, Commonwealth Government Printer, Canberra.