War Precautions Regulations 1915 (Amendment) (Cth)

STATUTORY RULES.

1918. No. 288.

 

REGULATION 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 Regulation under the War Precautions Act 1914-1916 to come into operation forthwith.

Dated this thirtieth day of October, 1918.

R. M. FERGUSON,

Governor-General.

By His Excellency’s Command,

G. F. PEARCE,

Minister of State for Defence.

 

War Precautions Regulations 1915—Addition.

The following new regulation is inserted after regulation 38a:—

Navigation of British vessels.

“38b. (1) While a British ship, whether registered in the Commonwealth or not, is in waters included within the territorial limits of the Commonwealth, no person shall do or omit to do on board that ship, with respect to the navigation thereof or with respect to any matter affecting the security of the vessel, any act which, if done or omitted to be done on board that ship on the high seas, would constitute an offence against any regulation made under the Imperial Defence of the Realm Act 1914 for the purpose of better securing the public safety and for the time being in force in the United Kingdom.

(2) Any person acting in contravention of this regulation shall be guilty of an offence against the Act.”

   

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