Regulations Governing the Formation, Control and Management of Rifle Clubs and Rifle Associations (Amendment) (Cth)
STATUTORY RULES.
REGULATIONS UNDER THE DEFENCE ACT 1903-1918.
I, THE GOVERNMENT-GENERAL in and over the Commonwealth of
Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, hereby make
the following Regulations under the
Dated this second day of September, 1925.
FORSTER,
Governor-General.
By His Excellency’s Command,
THOS. W. CRAWFORD,
for Minister of State for Defence.
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Regulations Governing the Formation, Control and Management of Rifle Clubs and Rifle Associations.
(Statutory Rules 1921, No. 154, as amended to present date.)
1. Regulation 50 is amended by inserting after sub-regulation (3) the following sub-regulations hitherto appearing as regulation 52 (3) and 52 (4) respectively:—
(4) No grant will be paid towards the establishment of branch ranges in connexion with any club except with the approval of the Minister.
(5) No claim for any work carried out on a rifle range without proper authority shall be recognized.
2. Regulation 51 is repealed and the following regulation is inserted in its stead.
Regulation 51.—(1) Where a rifle club range is used by a military unit or units as well as a rifle club and it is found necessary to provide additional accommodation to meet military requirements, the cost of such additional accommodation will be charged to Military Votes.
The work will be carried out under the supervision of the Inspector of Rifle Ranges.
(2) Where a military rifle range is used by rifle clubs and it is found necessary to provide additional accommodation to meet the requirements of rifle clubs, the cost of such additional accommodation may, with the approval of the Minister, be charged to the Rifle Club Vote.
The work will be carried out by the Department of Works and Railways.
C. 12839.—Price 3d.
(3) Subject to approval by the Minister, the cost of maintaining in an efficient state the constructional works on military or rifle club ranges used conjointly by military units and rifle clubs will be apportioned between the Military Vote and Rifle Club Vote.
3. Regulation 52 (1), (2), (3) and (4) is repealed and the following regulation is inserted in its stead:—
Regulation 52.— (1) Where military ranges, on which no range staffs are employed, are used by rifle clubs the target materials and stores required by such clubs will be provided by them at their expense—the cost being an authorized charge against Efficiency Grant under regulation 63 (
b ). Accommodation for the separate storage of rifle club targets and material may be provided in accordance with regulation 51 (2).(2) Where military ranges on which range staffs are employed are used by rifle clubs, stores will be obtained by requisition of the Range Superintendent or Officer in Charge of Range or Ordnance Department—the cost of stores required for rifle club usage will be charged to the Rifle Club Vote.
(3) Where rifle club ranges are used by military units, such military units will obtain target materials required by requisition on Ordnance Department through the Assistant Director of Works. Rifle clubs will provide their own target material—the cost being charged against Efficiency Grant. Accommodation for the separate storage of military targets and material any be provided in accordance with regulation 51(1).
(4) No money will be paid to a rifle club in consideration of its range being used by a military unit.
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