War Precautions (Consumption of Goods) Regulations 1918 (Cth)

STATUTORY RULES.

1918. No. 222.

 

REGULATIONS UNDER THE WAR PRECAUTIONS ACT 1914–1916.

I,SIR ARTHUR LYULPH STANLEY, Deputy of 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 twenty-third day of August, 1918.

A. L. STANLEY,

Deputy of the Governor-General.

By His Excellency’s Command,

W. A. WATT,

for Minister of State for Defence.

 

War Precautions (Consumption of Goods) Regulations.

Short title.

1. These Regulations may be cited as the War Precautions (Consumption of Goods) Regulations 1918.

Entry or removal of goods for home consumption.

2. (1) No goods shall, except with the consent in writing of the Minister of State for Trade and Customs, be entered or removed for home consumption under any law of the Commonwealth relating to Customs Distillation or Excise, by any person, firm or company in quantities exceeding, in any one month, the normal requirements of that person, firm or company.

(2) In this regulation “goods” includes all kinds of movable personal property.

(3) For the purposes of this regulation the normal monthly requirements of any person, firm or company shall be determined from the average monthly quantity of goods entered for home consumption by that person, firm or company during the twelve months ending on the thirtieth day of June, 1918:

Provided that where the normal monthly requirements of any person, firm or company cannot be determined in the manner provided in sub-regulation (3) of this regulation, the normal monthly requirements of that person, firm or company shall be determined by the Minister on such basis as he thinks just.

   

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