War Precautions Regulations 1915 (Amendment) (Cth)

STATUTORY RULES.

1916. No. 198.

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REGULATIONS UNDER THE WAR PRECAUTIONS ACT 1914–1916.

war precautions regulations 1915—regulations 12a and 47a—amendments—regulation 42b—addition.

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 twenty-third day of August, 1916.

R. M. FERGUSON,

Governor-General.

By His Excellency’s Command,

FRANK G. TUDOR,

for the Minister of State for Defence.

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War Precautions Regulations 1915.

Addition and Amendments.

Regulation 12a (Statutory Rules 1916, No. 177) which reads as follows:—

Power to close licensed premises

12a. (1) If in the opinion of the Minister the sale of intoxicating liquor is prejudicial to or endangers the health, training, discipline, or administration of any members of the Naval or Military Forces, he may order that all or any premises licensed for the sale of intoxicating liquor within any area specified in the Order shall be closed for the sale of intoxicating liquor either at all times or during such hours as may be specified in the Order.

(2) If the holder of the licence in respect of any such premises fails to comply with the Order, he shall be guilty of an offence against the Act, and the competent Naval or Military authority may cause such steps to be taken as may be necessary to force compliance with the Order,

is amended by substituting for the words “either at all times or during such hours” in sub-paragraph (1) the words “either at all times or for all purposes or during such hours or for such purposes.”

After Regulation 42a (Statutory Rules 1916, No. 47) insert the following new Regulation:—

Use of badges by persons rejected for service forbidden.

42b. (1) Any person who, and the responsible members or servants of any association, club, or body of persons corporate or unincorporate which, without the permission of the Minister, sells, issues, or distributes any badge, distinctive mark, or emblem intended to indicate that a person wearing it is a person rejected for service, shall be guilty of an offence against the Act. C.10879.—Price 3d.

 

(2) For the purposes of this paragraph, “person rejected for service” includes all persons who, by reason of medical unfitness, or by reason of their being required for other employment, or for any other reason, have been refused permission by the Department of Defence to proceed on active service, or have been rejected for active service, or who have been refused permission, by the Department of Defence to enlist, or have been rejected, for home service.

(3) Any person who, without the permission of the Minister, wears any such badge shall be guilty of an offence against the Act.

(4) The competent naval or military authority may seize any such badges, distinctive marks, or emblems which, without the permission of the Minister, have been prepared for sale, issue, or distribution or have been sold, issued, or distributed.

Regulation 47a (Statutory Rules 1916, No. 16, as amended by Statutory Rules 1916, No. 151), which reads as follows:—

Protection from distress &c., of means of livelihood, &c. of female dependants of soldiers.

47a. (1) No person shall under a bill of sale, or writ of execution or other process issued by a Court, or by way of distress, or under the previsions of a hire-purchase agreement made prior to the 1st day of June, 1910, seize or take possession of—

(a) any chattels which are used by any female dependant of any member of a force raised for service beyond Australia to support or assist in supporting herself or any of the family of such member; or

(b) any furniture or wearing apparel belonging to any such member or female dependant; provided that if the furniture and wearing apparel belonging to such member and his female dependants exceed in value £50, any articles may be seized and taken possession of under due authority of law if the articles remaining are not less in value than £50.

(2) If any person contravenes the provisions of this paragraph, he shall be guilty of an offence against the Act.

(3) For the purpose of this paragraph “female dependant” shall mean any female who is wholly or partly dependent for her support upon the pay of a member of a force raised for service beyond Australia.

is amended by inserting the following after the word “pay” in sub-paragraph (3):—

“or upon a pension payable in consequence of the incapacity or death.”

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