War Precautions (Rabbit Skins) Regulations 1917 (Amendment) (Cth)

STATUTORY RULES.

1917. No. 223.

REGULATIONS UNDER THE WAR PRECAUTIONS ACT 1914-1916.

I, SIR ARTHUR LYULPH STANLEY, Governor of the State of Victoria and its Dependencies in the Commonwealth of Australia, acting as the Deputy of the Governor-General in accordance with the provisions of the Constitution, 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 eleventh day of September, 1917.

A. L. STANLEY,

Deputy of the Governor-General.

By His Excellency’s Command,

G. F. PEARCE,

Minister of State for Defence.

 

Amendment of the War Precautions (Rabbit Skins) Regulations 1917.

(Statutory Rules 1917, No. 98, as amended by Statutory Rules 1917, No. 132).

1. Regulation 8 of the War Precautions (Rabbit Skins) Regulations is amended—

(a) by inserting therein after the word “skins” the words “which are in his possession or under his control which have been”;

(b) by omitting therefrom the word “or”; and

(c) by adding at the end thereof the following proviso:—

“Provided that, where any skins have been offered for sale by public auction under Regulation 9 of these Regulations and have not been sold, the Government Agent shall not, from the date of the auction, be responsible for the safe custody of the skins.”

2. Regulation 9 of the War Precautions (Rabbit Skins) Regulations; is amended by omitting from paragraph (a) thereof the words “at the price set forth in Regulation 5 of these Regulations” and by inserting in lieu thereof the words—

“upon payment—

(i.) of the price set forth in Regulation 5 of these Regulations; and

(ii.) of all remuneration and charges payable to the Government Agents under Regulation 10 of these Regulations; and

(iii.) of an amount, calculated at a rate to be determined from time to time by the Prime Minister, to defray any other expenses incurred by the Commonwealth in making the skins available.”

C.12277.—Price 3d.

 

3. Regulation 10 of the War Precautions (Rabbit Skins) Regulations is amended—

(a) by adding at the end of Sub-regulation (i.) the following proviso:—

“Provided that the Prime Minister may, in respect of the purchase and disposal of any rabbit skins, increase the remuneration to be paid to the Government Agents under this Regulation”; and

(b) by inserting, after Sub-regulation (i.) the following Sub-regulation:—

“1a. For the purposes of these Regulations ‘prices realized’ shall not be deemed to include any amount payable by the purchaser under Sub-paragraph (a) (iii.) of Regulation 9 of these Regulations.”

 

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