War Precautions Regulations 1915 (Amendment) (Cth)

STATUTORY RULES.

1916. No. 314.

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REGULATION UNDER THE WAR PRECAUTIONS ACT

1914–1916.

War Precautions Regulations 1915—Regulation 40b—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 regulation under the. WarPrecautions Act 1914–1916 to come into operation forthwith.

Dated this twentieth day of December, 1916.

R. M. FERGUSON,

Governor-General.

By His Excellency’s Command,

G. F. PEARCE,

Minister of State for Defence.

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Amendment of the War Precautions Regulations 1915.

(Statutory Rules 1915, No. 130.)

The War Precautions Regulations 1915 are amended by inserting, after Regulation 40a thereof, the following Regulation:—

Seamen on ships Chartered &c. by Commonwealth Government.

Seamen on ships chartered &c. by Commonwealth Government

“40 b. If a seaman lawfully engaged in accordance with the Merchant Shipping Acts 1894 to 1914, to serve on board any British ship or vessel belonging to, or chartered, hired, or requisitioned by, the Commonwealth Government—

(a) neglects or refuses without reasonable cause to join his ship or vessel, or to proceed to sea in his ship or vessel, or deserts or is absent without leave from his ship or vessel, or from his duty at any time; or

(b) joins his ship or vessel in a state of drunkenness so that the performance of his duties or the navigation of his ship or vessel is thereby impeded:

he shall be guilty of an offence against these Regulations; and the master, mate, or owner of the ship or vessel, or his agent, or any naval or military officer, or any superintendent as defined by the Merchant Shipping Acts 1894 to 1914, may, with or without the assistance of any police constable, convey on board his ship or vessel any seaman whom he has reason to believe to be guilty of an offence under paragraph (a) of this Regulation, and police constables are hereby directed to give assistance, if required.

The exercise of the powers conferred by this Regulation shall not be subject to the restrictions imposed by the Merchant Shipping Acts 1894 to 1914, on the exercise of any similar powers conferred by those Acts.”

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