Wheat Acquisition Regulations (Amendment) (Cth)

STATUTORY RULES.

1939. No. 120.

 

REGULATIONS RELATING TO THE ACQUISITION OF WHEAT.*

I, THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL in and over the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, in pursuance of the powers conferred by the National Security Act 1939 and all other powers me thereunto enabling, hereby make the following Regulations.

Dated this Eighteenth day of October, 1939.

GOWRIE

Governor-General.

By His Excellency’s Command,

GEORGE McLEAY

for Minister of State for Defence.

 

Amendments of Wheat Acquisition Regulations.

1. Regulation 21 of the Wheat Acquisition Regulations is repealed and the following regulation inserted in its stead:—

Return of contracts.

“21. All persons who are parties to any contract relating to the sale of any wheat entered into—

(a) in the case of wheat situate in Western Australia—prior to the twenty-first day of September, One thousand nine hundred and thirty-nine; or

(b) in the case of wheat situate in New South Wales, Victoria or South Australia—prior to the ninth day of October, One thousand nine hundred and thirty-nine,

but which has not been completed by delivery prior to that date, shall, on or before the thirtieth day of October, One thousand nine hundred and thirty-nine, furnish to the Board a return in accordance with Form C in the Schedule to these Regulations.”

Appointment of officers.

2. Regulation 9 of the Wheat Acquisition Regulations is amended by omitting sub-regulation (4.) and inserting in its stead the following sub-regulation:—

“(4.) The salaries and allowances of officers appointed in pursuance of this regulation shall be as directed by the Minister except where the sum of the salary and allowances payable to an officer during any year is to exceed Five hundred pounds, in which case the salary and allowances shall be as directed by the Governor-General.”

 

* Notified in the Commonwealth Gazette on 18th October, 1939.

 Statutory Rules, 1939, No. 96.

6250.—Price 3d.

 

Powers of Board.

3. Regulation twenty-six of the Wheat Acquisition Regulations is amended—

(a) by inserting in paragraph (a), after the word “wheat” the words “or wheat products”; and

(b) by inserting in paragraph (b), after the word “wheat” the words “or wheat products”.

Amendment of Schedule.

4. Form C in the Schedule to the Wheat Acquisition Regulations is repealed and the following Form inserted in its stead:—

Form C.

Reg. 21.

“Wheat Acquisition Regulations.

RETURN OF UNCOMPLETED CONTRACTS FOR SALES OF WHEAT.

Submitted by—

Name

Address

Date of Contract.	Other Party to Contract.		Quantity of Wheat Involved in Contract.	Quantity Delivered under Terms of Contract.	Price per Bushel as per Contract.	Conditions of Delivery.
	Name.	Address.
(Bushels.)	(Bushels.)

I, , declare that, to the best of my knowledge and belief, the information given in this Return is true and correct in every particular.

Date

Signature

Note.—This return is required to be submitted by all persons who are parties to any contract relating to the sale of any wheat entered into—

(a) in the case of wheat situate in Western Australia—prior to 21st September, 1939; or

(b) in the case of wheat situate in New South Wales, Victoria or South Australia—prior to 9th October, 1939,

but which has not been completed by delivery prior to that date and must be furnished to the Australian Wheat Board on or before 30th October, 1939.”.

 

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