War Precautions Regulations 1915 (Amendment) (Cth)

STATUTORY RULES.

1918. No. 75.

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

Dated this twentieth day of March, 1918.

R. M. FERGUSON,

Governor-General.

By His Excellency’s Command,

G. F. PEARCE,

Minister of State for Defence.

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Amendment of War Precautions Regulations as Amended to this Date.

The War Precautions Regulations are amended by inserting therein, after regulation 64b, the following regulation:—

Money held on behalf of enemy subjects, &c., to be handed to Public Trustee.

“64ba.—(1.) Where, in the opinion of the Minister or of the Secretary of the Department of Defence, attempts have been made to remit money from the Commonwealth in contravention of the last preceding regulation, the Minister or the Secretary of the Department of Defence may, by notice in writing, require any person having the money in his possession or under his control to pay the money within the time specified in the notice to the Public Trustee appointed under the Trading with the Enemy Act 1914-1916.

“(2.) Any person who fails, within the time specified in the notice, to comply with any requirement made under this regulation shall be guilty of an offence.”

 

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