War Gratuity Regulations (Amendment) (Cth)

STATUTORY RULES.

1921. No. 65.

REGULATIONS UNDER THE WAR GRATUITY ACT 1920.

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 War Gratuity Act 1920, to come into operation forthwith.

Dated this twenty-fourth day of March, 1921.

FORSTER,

Governor-General.

By His Excellency’s Command,

ARTHUR S. RODGERS,

for the Treasurer.

 

Amendment of the War Gratuity Regulations 1920.

(Statutory Rules 1920, No, 85, as amended by Statutory Rules 1920, Nos. 130, 147, 154, 170 and 217.)

After regulation 15 of the War Gratuity Regulations 1920, the following regulations are inserted:—

16. (1) Any person who, otherwise than in pursuance of the Act or these Regulations, has in his possession a war gratuity bond which has not been issued to him shall, forthwith, on demand by the Secretary to the Treasury or the person to whom the bond is issued return the bond to the Secretary to the Treasury or to the person to whom the bond is issued.

(2) Any such person who refuses or fails to return the bond in pursuance of the last preceding sub-regulation shall be guilty of an offence against these Regulations.

Penalty: Fifty pounds or imprisonment for three months.

     

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