War Precautions (Sheepskins) Regulations 1916 (Amendment) (Cth)

STATUTORY RULES.

1917. No. 72.

REGULATION UNDER THE WAR PRECAUTIONS ACT 1914–1916.

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 War Precautions Act 1914–1916, to come into operation forthwith.

Dated this twenty-first day of March, 1917.

R. M. FERGUSON,

Governor-General.

By His Excellency’s Command,

G. F. PEARCE,

Minister of State for Defence.

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Amendment of war Precautions (Sheepskins) Regulations 1916.

(Statutory Rules 1916.

 No. 321, as amended by Statutory Rules 1917, Nos. 42 and 53.)

The War Precautions (Sheepskins) Regulations 1916 are amended—

(a) by inserting after Regulation 10a the following Regulation:—

Declaration by Officer.

“16B.—(l) Every officer shall forthwith or before acting in the execution of his office make the declaration in accordance with Form C in the Schedule.

(2) For the purposes of this Regulation ‘officer’ means any person (other than a wool-selling broker or wool appraiser) employed by the Central Wool Committee or a State Wool Committee”; and

(b) by adding at the end of the Schedule the following form:—

Form C.

COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA.

The War Precautions (Sheepskins) Regulations 1916.

Declaration by Officer under Regulation 16b.

I, , of in the State of in the Commonwealth of Australia, do solemnly and sincerely declare that I will not divulge or communicate any matter or thing coming under my notice in the performance of my duties under the above

Regulations to any person asmay be authorized by law for the purpose of carrying into effect the provisions of the War Precautions (Sheepskins) Regulations 1916.

Declared at in the State of

this day of

191

Before me  

* Signature of Officer,

 Signature of Justice of the Peace, Commmissioner for Affidavit, or Commissioner for Declarations.

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