War Precautions (Glycerine) Regulations 1916 (Cth)

Statutory Rules.

1916. No. 150.

REGULATIONS UNDER THE WAR PRECAUTIONS ACT 1914-1916.

I, THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL in and over the Commonwealth 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 nineteenth day of July, 1916.

R. M. FERGUSON,

 Governor-General.

By His Excellency’s Command,

 G. F. PEARCE,

 Minister of State for Defence.

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War Precautions (Glycerine) Regulations 1916.

Short title.

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

Power to requisition glycerine.

2. The Minister for Defence, or an officer thereto authorized in writing under the hand of the Minister, may by order require the owner or occupier of any factory in which glycerine is produced, to produce and to place at the disposal of the Minister, such quantities and qualities of glycerine as are specified in the order.

Compensation payable.

3. The compensation payable to the owner or occupier of a factory in respect of any glycerine so required shall be:—

£	s.	d.
Crude on the basis of 80% anhydrous glycerol content	59	10	0	per ton	net and	naked.
Saponification and similar qualities, on the basis of 88% anhydrous glycerol content	67	0	0	„	„	„
Dynamite quality..................................	87	0	0	„	„	„

Price of packages.

4.—(1.) The price to be paid for packages containing glycerine requisitioned under these Regulations shall, in default of agreement, be determined by the Minister.

(2.) For the purpose of determining the price for such packages the Minister may require the owner or occupier of any factory from which glycerine has been requisitioned to furnish him with such information as he requires.

Power to prohibit delivery in certain cases.

5. The Minister, or an officer thereto authorized in writing by him, may by order prohibit the delivery of glycerine, for such period as he thinks fit, to any person firm or company in Australia, or to any class of person firm or company.

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