War Precautions (Companies, Firms and Businesses) Regulations 1916 (Amendment) (Cth)

STATUTORY RULES.

1917. No. 289.

 

REGULATION 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 Regulation, under the War Precautions Act 1914-1916, to come into operation forthwith.

Dated this thirty-first day of October, 1917.

(Signed) R.M.FERGUSON,

Governor-General.

By His Excellency’s Command,

G. F. PEARCE,

Minister of State for Defence.

 

Amendment of War Precautions (Companies Firms and Businesses) Regulations.

(Statutory Rules 1916, No.49, as amended by Statutory Rules 1916, No. 137, and Statutory Rules 1917, Nos. 11 and 35.)

After Regulation 5b of the War Precautions (Companies Firms and Businesses) Regulations the following regulation is inserted:—

Memorandum and Articles of Association not to be altered in certain cases without consent

“5c. (1) Where in the case of a company formed since the commencement of the present war, provision is made in the Memorandum and Articles of Association for the appointment of a director of the company by or with the approval of the Attorney-General, no alteration or addition shall, without the consent of the Attorney-General, be made in the Memorandum or Articles of Association of the company.

“(2) Any alteration or addition made in the Memorandum or Articles of Association of the company without the consent of the Attorney-General shall be void and of no effect.”

 

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