War Service Homes Regulations 1919 (Amendment) (Cth)

STATUTORY RULES.

1919. No. 293.

 

REGULATIONS UNDER THE WAR SERVICE HOMES ACT 1918–1919.

I, THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL in and over the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, hereby make the following Regulations under the War Service Homes Act 1918–1919, to come into operation forthwith.

Dated this twentieth day of December, 1919.

R. M. FERGUSON,

Governor-General.

By His Excellency’s Command,

E. D. MILLEN,

Minister of State for Repatriation.

 

Amendment of War Service Homes Regulations 1919.

(Statutory Rules 1919, No. 177, as amended by Statutory Rules 1919, Nos. 191 and 265.)

1. Regulation 6 of the “War Service Homes Regulations is amended:—

(a) by inserting, after the words “Deputy Commissioner” (first occurring) the words “or such other person as the Commissioner may authorize”; and

(b) by inserting, after the words “Deputy Commissioner” (second occurring) the words “or the person so authorized.”

2. Regulation 7 (1) of the War Service Homes Regulations is amended by omitting the words “of a Deputy Commissioner.”

3. Regulation 17 of the War Service Homes Regulations is repealed and the following regulation inserted in its stead:—

“17 (1) Where the Commissioner effects repairs in pursuance of sub-section (2) of section 31 of the Act the expenses thereby incurred together with interest at the same annual rate as that which is payable on the purchase money shall be repayable by the purchaser over a period not exceeding three years in weekly, fortnightly, or monthly instalments as the Commissioner determines.

(2) The Commissioner shall estimate the cost of the repairs prior to the repairs being effected, and shall notify the estimated cost to the purchaser.

(3) Any failure by the Commissioner to notify the estimated cost of repairs to the purchaser or any notification of an estimated cost which is lower than the actual cost shall not relieve the purchaser from his liability to repay the expenses incurred in effecting the repairs, and the interest.”

4. Regulation 18 of the War Service Homes Regulations is repealed.

5. Regulation 19 of the War Service Homes Regulations is repealed and the following regulation inserted in its stead:—

“19. For the purposes of section 38 of the Act the other prescribed risks shall be lightning, flood, and tempest.”

  

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