Telephone Regulations (Amendment) (Cth)

STATUTORY RULES.

1916. No. 199.

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REGULATION UNDER THE POST AND TELEGRAPH ACT 1901–1913.

I, THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL in and over the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, hereby make the undermentiond amended Regulation under the Post and Telegraph Act 1901–1913, to come into operation forthwith.

Dated this thirtieth day of August, One thousand nine hundred and sixteen.

R. M. FERGUSON,

Governor-General.

By His Excellency’s Command,

WILLIAM WEBSTER,

Postmaster-General.

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Amendment of the Telephone Regulations, 1913 (STATUTORY Rules 1913, No. 349).

Sub-regulation (2) of Regulation 13 is repealed, and the following sub-regulation is inserted in its stead; —

13. (2) A subscriber shall, for the purposes of this Regulation, be deemed to have been convicted of carrying on an illegal business if he is convicted of any of the following offences;—

(a) Keeping any common gaming-house, common betting-house, common bawdy-house, or house of disorderly entertainment; or

(b) Keeping, occupying, or using, any house or premises, in contravention of the law of any State relating to gaming or wagering; or

(c) Keeping or occupying any house or promises for the illicit sale of intoxicating liquors, or the illicit supply of intoxicating liquors in exchange for any valuable consideration.

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