War Precautions (Coinage) Regulations 1916 (Cth)

STATUTORY RULES.

1916. No. 141.

 

REGULATIONS UNDER TIHE 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 seventeenth day of July, 1916.

R. M. FERGUSON,

Governor-General.

By His Excellency’s Command,

G. F. PEARCE,

Minister of State for Defence.

 

War Precautions (Coinage) Regulations.

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1. These Regulations may be cited as the War Precautions (Coinage) Regulations 1916.

Defacing of British coins.

2. No person shall, without the consent of the Treasurer, deface or destroy, by melting or otherwise, any gold coins which are British coins within the meaning of the Coinage Act 1909.

Repeal.

3. Regulation 49f of the War Precautions Regulations, made by Statutory Rules 1916, No. 29, is hereby repealed save as to any right, privilege, obligation or liability acquired, accrued or incurred thereunder.

 

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