War Service Homes Regulations (Amendment) (Cth)

STATUTORY RULES.

1932. No. 56.

REGULATIONS UNDER THE WAR SERVICE HOMES ACT 1918-1932.

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 ServiceHomes Act 1918-1932, to come into operation forthwith.

Date this fifteenth day of June, 1932.

ISAAC A. ISAACS

Governor-General.

By His Excellency’s Command,

JOS. FRANCIS,

for Minister of State administering War Service Homes.

 

Amendment of War Service Homes Regulations.

(Statutory Rules 1926, No. 171, as amended to this date.)

1. Regulation 3 of the War Service Homes Regulations is amended by inserting after the definition of “Applicant”, the following definitions:—

“ ‘Authorized person’ means a person or institution authorized in writing by the Commissioner to exercise the powers or functions in respect of which the expression is used;

“ ‘Delegate’ means a person to whom the Commissioner has delegated any of his powers or functions, in pursuance of the Act or these Regulations;”.

2. Regulation 4 of the War Service Homes Regulations is amended by omitting the words “to a Deputy Commissioner in writing” and inserting in their stead the words “in writing to a Deputy Commissioner or an authorized person”.

3. Regulation 6 of the War Service Homes Regulations is amended—

(a) by omitting the words “such other person as the Commissioner may authorize” and inserting in their stead the words “an authorized person”; and

(b) by omitting the words “person so authorized” and inserting in their stead the words “authorized person”.

4. Regulation 7 of the War Service Homes Regulations is amended—

(а) by inserting in sub-regulation (1.), after the words “Deputy Commissioner”, the words “or the authorized person, as the case may be,”; and

(b) by inserting in sub-regulation (2.), after the words “Deputy Commissioner”, the words “or the authorized person, as the case may be,”.

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5. Regulation 14 of the War Service Homes Regulations is amended by omitting the words “the Secretary to the War Service Homes Commission, or a Deputy Commissioner” and inserting in their stead the words “a delegate or an authorized person”.

6. Regulation 17 of the War Service Homes Regulations is repealed.

7. Regulation 23 of the War Service Homes Regulations is amended by omitting the words “Secretary to the War Service Homes Commission, or Deputy Commissioner” and inserting in their stead the words “a delegate or an authorized person”.

8. Regulation 30 of the War Service Homes Regulations is repealed and the following regulation inserted in its stead:—

“30. Any notice required by these Regulations to be given may be served personally or by post, and, if required to be given to a purchaser or borrower, shall be deemed to have been duly given—

(a) if served personally or by post upon the purchaser or borrower either at the dwelling-house purchased from, or in respect of which an advance has been made by, the Commissioner, or at the last known address of the purchaser or borrower, or

(b) in the event of the death of the purchaser or borrower—

(i) where probate or letters of administration have been granted—if served personally or by post upon the executor or administrator of the estate of the purchaser or borrower; or

(ii) where probate or letters of administration have not been granted—if served personally or by post upon the occupier of the land or dwelling-house purchased from, or in respect of which an advance has been made by, the Commissioner, or, in the event of there being no occupier, if affixed upon some conspicuous part of the land or dwelling-house.”.

9. Regulation 31 of the War Service Homes Regulations is amended by omitting the words “the Secretary to the War Service Homes Commission, or a Deputy Commissioner” and inserting in their stead the words “a delegate or an authorized person”.

10. Regulation 32 of the War Service Homes Regulations is amended by omitting the words “the Secretary to the War Service Homes Commission or a Deputy Commissioner” and inserting in their stead the words “a delegate or an authorized person”.

11. Regulation 39 of the War Service Homes Regulations is amended by omitting the words “a Deputy Commissioner” and inserting in their stead the words “the Commissioner a delegate or an authorized person,”.

12. Regulation 44 of the War Service Homes Regulations is amended by omitting the words “Deputy Commissioner” and inserting in their stead the words “Commissioner or a delegate”.

 

By Authority: L. F. Johnston, Commonwealth Government Printer, Canberra.