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

STATUTORY RULES.

1916. No. 8.

PROVISIONAL REGULATIONS UNDER THE WAR PRECAUTIONS ACT 1914-1915.

War Precautions Regulations 1915—Regulation 12a—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 Regulation under the War Precautions Act 1914-1915 should come into immediate operation, and make the Regulation to come into operation forthwith as a Provisional Regulation.

Dated this nineteenth day of January, One thousand nine hundred and sixteen

R. M. FERGUSON,

Governor-General.

By His Excellency’s Command,

G. F. PEARCE.

War Precautions Regulations 1915.

Addition.

After Regulation 12 insert the following new Regulation:—

Power to close licensed premises in vicinity of camps, &c.

“12a. (1) If in the opinion of the Governor-General the sale of intoxicating liquor in the vicinity of any camp, fort, post, or hospital at which any troops are stationed on duty is prejudicial to or endangers the health, training, discipline, or administration of the troops, the Governor-General may, by Order published in the Gazette, direct that all or any premises licensed for the sale of intoxicating liquor and situate within five miles of the camp, fort, post, or hospital shall be closed for the sale of intoxicating liquor at Six o’clock of the afternoon.

(2) If the holder of the licence in respect of any such premises fails to comply with the Order, he shall be guilty of an offence against the Act, and the competent naval or military authority may cause such steps to be taken as may be necessary to enforce compliance with the Order.”

 

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