War Precautions (Coal) Regulations (Amendment) (Cth)

STATUTORY RULES.

1916. No. 312.

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REGULATIONS UNDER THE WAR PRECAUTIONS ACT 1914–1916.

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 Precautions Act 1914–1916, to come into operation forthwith.

Dated this eighth day of December, 1916.

R. M. FERGUSON,

Governor-General.

By His Excellency’s Command,

G. F. PEARCE,

Minister of State for Defence.

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Amendment of War Precautions (Coal) Regulations.

(Statutory Rules 1916 No. 299.)

1. After Regulation 6 of the War Precautions (Coal) Regulations the following regulation is inserted:—

Supply of coal or coke by non-permitted industry to permitted industry.

“6a. (1) Where any person, firm or company in possession of a supply of coal or coke in excess of five tons is, under these Regulations, prohibited. from using such coal or coke for industrial purposes, that person, firm or company may be required by the Minister or a Coal Board, by notice in writing, served on the person, firm or company, to permit any other person, firm or company specified in the notice (being a person, firm or company who or which is not under these Regulations, prohibited from using coal or coke for industrial purposes), to take delivery at any reasonable hour in the day-time, upon payment or tender at the rate fixed by Sub-Regulation (2) of this Regulation, of such amount of coal or coke as the case may be, as is specified in the notice.

“(2) The rate fixed for the supply of coal or coke in pursuance of this Regulation shall be such amount as represents to the person, firm or company supplying it the cost to him or it of the coal or coke (including the cost of its delivery to him or it) plus 10 per centum on such cost.

“(3) In default of agreement between the person, firm or company supplying the coal or coke and the person, firm or company taking delivery of it, as to the amount payable by the latter to the former in respect of any coal or coke supplied in pursuance of this Regulation, the amount shall be determined by the Minister or a Coal Board.

“(4) Any person, firm or company who or which, on being required in accordance with this Regulation to permit any other person, firm or company to take delivery of any coal or coke, fails to comply with the terms of the Requisition shall be guilty of an offence.

“(5) Coal or coke supplied by any person, firm or company to any other person, firm or company in pursuance of this Regulation shall be deemed to have been sold by the former to the latter at the rate fixed by this Regulation, and no person, firm or company shall, without the consent in writing of the Minister or a Coal Board, be entitled to institute or maintain any action or other proceeding in respect of the supply by him or it of coal or coke, as the case may be.”

2. After Regulation 7 of the War Precautions (Coal) Regulations the following Regulation is inserted:—

Use of gas or electricity for advertising devices prohibited.

“7a. After three days from the commencement of this Regulation no person, firm or company shall, without the consent of the; Minister or a Coal Board, use gas or electricity for the purpose of, the display of any advertising device or sign."

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