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

STATUTORY RULES.

1916. No. 15.

PROVISIONAL REGULATIONS UNDER THE WAR PRECAUTIONS ACT 1914-1915.

War Precautions Regulations 1915.—Regulation 23 (1)—Amendment; Regulation 47a—Addition.

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 Precautions Act 1914-1915 should come into immediate operation, and to make the Regulations to come into operation forthwith as Provisional Regulations.

Dated this second day of February, One thousand nine hundred and sixteen.

R. M. FERGUSON,

Governor-General.

By His Excellency’s Command,

G. F. PEARCE.

 

War Precautions Regulations 1915.

Amendment and Addition.

Regulation 23 (1)—Amendment—

For the words “Postmaster-General.” substitute the words “Minister for the Navy.”

After Regulation 47 insert the following new Regulation: —

Protection from distress &c. of means of livelihood &c. of female dependants of soldiers.

“47a. (1) No person shall under a bill of sale, or writ of execution, or other process issued by a Court, or by way of distress, seize or take possession of—

(а) Any chattels, which are used by any female dependant of any member of a force raised for service beyond Australia to support or assist in supporting herself or any of the family of such member; or

(b) any furniture or wearing apparel belonging to any such member or female dependant; provided that if the furniture and wearing apparel belonging to such member and his female dependants exceed in value £50, any articles may be seized and taken possession of under due authority of law if the articles remaining are not less in value than £50.

(2) If any person contravenes the provisions of this paragraph, he shall be guilty of an offence against the Act.

(3) For the purpose of this paragraph female dependant shall mean any female who is wholly or partly dependent for her support upon the pay of a member of a force raised for service beyond Australia.

 

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