War Precautions Regulations 1915 (Amendment) (Cth)

STATUTORY RULES.

1918. No. 34.

 

REGULATION UNDER THE WAR PRECAUTIONS ACT 1914–1916.

War Precautions Regulations 1915—Regulations 40b and 46—Amendments.

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 sixth day of February, 1918.

R. M. FERGUSON,

Governor-General.

By His Excellency’s Command,

LITTLETON E. GROOM,

For the Minister of State for Defence.

 

War Precautions Regulations 1915.

Amendments.

Regulation 40b of the War Precautions Regulations 1915 is amended by inserting after the words “Commonwealth Government,” the words “or belonging to, or chartered, hired, or requisitioned by or on behalf of the authority of, the Imperial Government.”

Regulation 46 (Statutory Rule No. 282 of 1916) is amended—

(a)by inserting the figure “(1)” after the figure “46” at the commencement of the regulation; and

(b) by inserting the following sub-regulation (2):—

“(2) For the purposes of this regulation, “official pass” includes any permit, certificate, licence, ticket, badge or pass (including any metal pass) issued by any person, firm, or company authorized by the Minister for the Navy, the Minister for Defence, the Naval Board, or any officer acting under the directions of either of those Ministers or the Naval Board, as a means of identification of individuals on wharfs or ships, or in order to enable individuals to enter upon any wharf or ship.”

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