War Precautions (Glycerine) Regulations 1916 (Amendment) (Cth)

STATUTORY RULES.

1917. No. 228.

 

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 thirteenth day of September, One thousand nine hundred and seventeen.

R. M. FERGUSON,

Governor-General.

By His Excellency’s Command,

G. F. PEARCE,

Minister of State for Defence.

 

Amendment of the War Precautions (Glycerine) Regulations.

(Statutory Rules 1916, No. 150, as amended by Statutory Rules 1917, No. 77.)

The War Precautions (Glycerine) Regulations are amended by adding at the end thereof the following regulations:—

Price of glycerine.

“6. Except with the approval of the Minister for Defence or an officer thereto authorized in writing by the Minister, no producer of glycerine shall sell or dispose of, to any person in Australia, and no person in Australia shall purchase or receive, semi-refined or refined glycerine at prices lower than Two hundred pounds per ton net delivered plus the cost of packages and containing vessels.

Disposal of amounts derived from sale of glycerine.

“7. Of any amount received by any producer of glycerine for the sale or disposal of glycerine to any person in Australia, the producer shall be entitled to retain for his own benefit such sum as represents the average price received by him during the six months preceding the commencement of this regulation, and shall, unless the Minister or an officer thereto authorized in writing by the Minister otherwise directs, hold the remainder in trust for payment to such persons in such amounts as the Minister or officer may from time to time specify, and shall when required by the Minister or such officer make such payments to such persons accordingly.

Records to be kept.

“8. Each producer of glycerine shall for the purposes of these regulations keep a record of all glycerine produced and disposed of by him, and of the prices received therefor.”

 

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C.12370.—Price 3d.