War Precautions Regulations 1915 (Amendment) (Provisional) (Cth)

STATUTORY RULES.

1916. No. 29.

 

PROVISIONAL REGULATIONS UNDER THE WAR PRECAUTIONS ACT 1914-1915.

I, THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL in and over the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, hereby certify that, on account of urgency, the following Regulations under the War Precaution s Act 1914-1915 should come into immediate operation, and make the Regulations to come into operation forthwith as Provisional Regulations:—

Dated this fifteenth day of March, One thousand nine hundred and sixteen.

R. M. FERGUSON,

Governor-General.

By His Excellency’s Command,

G. F. PEARCE.

Minister of State for Defence.

 

Amendment of the War Precautions Regulations 1915.

(Statutory Rules 1915, No. 130, as amended by Statutory Rules 1916, No. 11.)

1. After Regulation 49d of the War Precautions Regulations, the following Regulations are inserted:—

Officers’ Declaration of secrecy

“49d. 2. Every officer having duties connected with applications made under any of the last four preceding Regulations shall, before entering upon his duties, make before a Justice of the Peace, or a Commissioner for taking Affidavits, or a Commissioner for Declarations, a Declaration of Secrecy in the following form:—

War Precautions Act 1914-1915 and Regulations Thereunder.

Declaration by Officer.

I, ................... , of................... , being an officer having duties connected with applications made under War Precautions Regulations 49a, 49b, 49c, and 49d, do solemnly and sincerely promise and declare that except in the course of my duty, or to an officer who has made this Declaration, I will not divulge any information which is furnished to me or to the Department in connexion with the duties referred to.

......................................................................... Signature of Officer.

Declared at ...........................  this ........................................... day of

..........  191 , before me,

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(Justice of the Peace Commissioner for taking Affidavits, or Commissioner for Declarations, as the case may be.)

C.3309.—PRICE 3D.

Penalty for making untrue statement

“49d. 3. Any person who makes to the Treasurer, or to any officer having duties connected with applications under Regulations 49a, 49b, 49c, or 49d, any statement, whether verbal or in writing, which is untrue in any particular, shall be guilty of an offence against the Act.”

2. After Regulation 49e of the War Precautions Regulations, the following Heading and Regulation are inserted:—

“Defacing or Destruction of Gold Coins.

Defacing of British coins

“49f. No person shall, without the consent of the Treasurer, deface or destroy, by melting or otherwise, any gold coins which are British coins within the meaning of the Coinage Act 1909.”

 

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