Navigation (Dangerous Goods) Regulations 1932 (Amendment) (Cth)

STATUTORY RULES

1945. No. 92.

REGULATIONS UNDER THE NAVIGATION ACT 1912-1942.*

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 Navigation Act 1912-1942.

Dated this thirteenth day of June, 1945.

HENRY

Governor-General.

By His Royal Highness’s Command,

W. P. ASHLEY

Minister of State for Supply and Shipping.

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Amendments of the Navigation (Dangerous Goods) Regulations. 

Notice of intention to ship goods.

l. Regulation 4of the Navigation (Dangerous Goods) Regulations is amended by omitting the words “the Schedule” and inserting in their stead the word and symbol “Schedule 1.”

2. After regulation 5 of theNavigation (Dangerous Goods) Regulations the following regulation is inserted:—

Rules to be observed.

“5a.—(1.) Subject to sub-regulation (2.) of this regulation, the Regulations to complied with in regard to the carriage of dangerous goods in ships to which these Regulations apply shall be the rules and instructions printed in the publications specified in Schedule II. to these Regulations.

“(2.) The Director may, by notice published in the Gazette, vary the method of marking, packing or stowing of dangerous goods where, in his opinion, compliance with the regulations referred to in sub-regulation (1.) of this regulation is unnecessary or impracticable.”.

Schedule I

3. The schedule to the Navigation (Dangerous Goods) Regulations is amended by omitting the words “THE SCHEDULE”, and inserting in their stead the word and symbol “SCHEDULE 1”.

 

* Notified in the Commonwealth Gazette on 14th June, 1945.

  Statutory Rules 1932, No. 26.

2609.—Price 3d.

4. The Navigation (Dangerous Goods) Regulations are amended by adding at the end thereof the following Schedule:—

“Schedule II.

Schedule II.

“1. The Appendix to the ‘Report of the Departmental Committee appointed by the Board of Trade to consider the existing Board of Trade Memorandum on the Carriage of Dangerous Goods and Explosives in Ships’, printed and published by His Majesty’s Stationery Office, London, in the year 1933, as amended from time to time.

“2. The publication known as ‘T.162 (Sea Transport Regulations—Appendix) (Revised, May, 1943)—Conveyance of Government Explosives in Freight Ships during the Present Emergency (T.M.101197/41)’ printed and published by His Majesty’s Stationery Office, London, in the year 1943, as amended from time to time.”.

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