Navigation (Dangerous Goods) Regulations (Cth)

STATUTORY RULES.

1926. No. 101.

REGULATIONS UNDER THE NAVIGATION ACT 1912-1926.

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 Regulations under the Navigation Act 1912-1926, to come into operation forthwith.

Dated this twenty-first day of July, 1926.

SOMERS,

Deputy of the Governor-General.

By His Excellency’s Command,

H. E. PRATTEN,

Minister of State for Trade and Customs.

Navigation (Dangerous Goods) Regulations.

Short title.

1. These Regulations may be cited as the Navigation (Dangerous Goods) Regulations.

Definitions.

2. In these Regulations—

“Dangerous goods” means goods which have been declared by proclamation to be dangerous; and

“Deputy Director” means the Deputy Director of Navigation for a State.

Application.

3.—(1.) Subject to the exemptions contained in sub-regulation (2.) of this regulation, these Regulations shall apply in respect of the shipment in any ship, British or foreign, at any port in Australia, of any dangerous goods.

Exemptions.

(2.) These Regulations shall not apply to the shipment of dangerous goods in—

(a) ships of war; or

(b) ships engaged wholly in the domestic trade of a single State.

Notice of intention to ship.

4. (1.) Before any dangerous goods are shipped in any ship to which these Regulations apply, the shipper thereof shall give notice to the Deputy Director, in Form D.G.—1 of the Schedule to these Regulations, of his intention to do so.

(2.) The notice of intention to ship shall be delivered to the Deputy Director twenty-four hours, or such shorter period as the Deputy Director may in special cases allow, before the goods are placed on board the ship.

C.9283.—Price 3d.

 

Repeal.

5. The Navigation (Dangerous Goods) Regulations, being Statutory Rules 1923, No. 133, are hereby repealed.

SCHEDULE.
(Seal.)	Form D.G.—I.
Nay. (Dangerous Goods) Regns.	Commonwealth of Australia.
Navigation Act 1912-1926.
Notice of Intention to Ship Dangerous Goods.

Port of.................................

Date..............................19.........

Notice is hereby given that it is proposed to ship in the.......................................lying at..............................on /  / 19......the undermentioned dangerous goods:—

Goods	Quality………………………………………………………………………………
	Description………………………………………………………………………….
How packed…………………………………………………………………………………….
Name and Address of Consignor……………………………………………………………….
………………………………………………………………………….
Name and Address of Consignee………………………………………………………………
………………………………………………………………………….

The description of the goods is distinctly marked on each outside containing package as required by the Navigation Act.

………………………………………………

Shipper.

To the *Deputy Director of Navigation.

*note.—At an outport this Notice should be delivered to the local Sub-Collector of Customs.

 

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