War Precautions Regulations 1915 (Amendment) (Cth)

STATUTORY RULES.

1917. No. 311.

 

REGULATIONS UNDER THE WAR PRECAUTIONS ACT 1914-1916.

War Precautions Regulations 1915—Regulation 19b—Amendment.

I, SIR ARTHUR LYULPH STANLEY, Governor of the State of Victoria and its Dependencies, 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 Regulation under the War Precautions Act 1914-1916 to come into operation forthwith.

Dated this 27th day of November, One thousand nine hundred and seventeen.

A. L. STANLEY,

Deputy of the Governor-General.

By His Excellency’s Command,

G. F. PEARCE,

Minister of State for Defence.

 

War Precautions Regulations 1915.

Amendment.

Regulation 19b, which reads:—

Evasion of censorship of postal articles for enemy countries.

“19b. Any letter or other postal article intended to be sent to an enemy country or territory in occupation of the enemy shall—

(a)be addressed to a person firm or agency (not a consulate or embassy) in a neutral country; and

(b) either bear on its face a statement that it contains a letter or postal article intended to be sent to an enemy country or territory in occupation of the enemy, or before posting be enclosed in an outer envelope or covering, which is addressed to the Censor in the Military District in which the writer resides, and any person who sends or posts a letter or postal article in contravention of this Regulation shall be guilty of an offence against the Act.”

is amended by inserting the following words after the word “Act”:—

“and (c) contain the full names and addresses of the sender and of the person for whom the letter or postal article is intended.”

 

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