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

STATUTORY RULES.

1918. No. 97.

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 WarPrecautions Act 1914-1916 to come into operation forthwith.

Dated this tenth day of April, 1918.

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 (Supplementary) Regulations.

Statutory Rules 1916, No. 97, as amended by Statutory Rules 1916, Nos. 112, 122, 128, 129, 135, 167, 218, 219, 250, 254, 255, 263, 271, 272, 289, 293, 300, 301, 303, 328, and Statutory Rules 1917, Nos. 12, 17, 37, 56, 65, 73, 94, 183, 196, 211, 222, 243, 254, 281, 282, and Statutory Rules 1918, Nos. 56, 77, and 85.)

After regulation 39 of the War Precautions (Supplementary) Regulations the following regulation is inserted:—

Bank may advance money to employees for investment in War Loan.

“40. Notwithstanding the provisions of any law or of any charter or of the memorandum, articles of association, rules or regulations of any company carrying on in Australia the business of banking any such company may make advances to any officer or employee of the company for the purpose of investment by that officer or employee in any loan raised by the Government of the Commonwealth for the purposes of the war”.

   

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