Wheat Pool Act of 1920 (11 Geo v No. 4) (Qld)

L PUBLIC AC'l"S OF TilE PARLIAMENT OlP QUEENSLAND!) 11° GEORGII V. AGRICULTURE. An Act to Confer Powers on a State Wheat Board 11 Geo. V. with respect to the Marketing of the Wheat T HE NoW' 1 H · EAT Harvest of the Season 1920-1921, and for PO OF OL 19 A 2 C 0. T other purposes. [ASSENTED TO 29TH NOVEMBER, J 920.J B E it enacted by the King's Most Excellent Majesty~ by and with the advice and consent of the Legis- lativeQouncil and Legislative Assembly· of Queensland in Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows :- 1. This Act· may be cited as "The Wheat Pool Short title. Act of 1920." 2. In this Act, unless the context.otherwise indicates, Interpreta- the following terms have the meanings assigned to them tion. respectively, that is to say : - "Authorised agent"-Any person authorised by Authorised the Board to take delivery of any wheat on agent.. their behalf in the exercise of their powers under this Act; the term includes any agent, employee, or servant of an authorised agent empowered by such authorised agent to act on his behalf in taking such delivery, and also any agent, employee, or servant of such agent; "Blended wheat"-Wheat harvested during the Blended season 1920-1921 with which has been blended wheat. or mixed any old wheat; "Certificate"-Any document in the prescribed Certificate. form issued by the Board or their authorised agent as evidence of the delivery of wheat by· a grower to the Board;

9514 AGRICULTURE. Wheat Pool Act. 11 GEO. V. No. 4, Deliver to the Board. Grower. Minister. Old wheat. Person. Prescri bed. Regulations. Sell; sale. State vYbeat Board or Board. This Aet. "Deliver to the Board "-Deliver or tender or cause to be delivered or tendered to an authorised agent for acceptance on account of the Board any wheat of which it is intended to yield possession to the Board, and derivatives of the 'Word H deliver" used in this connection have a corresponding interpretation; " Grower"-The person by whom any wheat was actually grown; where such wheat was grown pursuant to any share-farming agreement, the term includes the parties to such agreement; "Minister"-The Secretary for Agriculture and Stock, or other Minister of the Crown for the time being administering this Act ; "Old wheat"-Wheat harvested before the first day of September, one thousand nine hundred and twenty; " Person~ ' includes any partnership or firm and any body of persons corporate or unincor- porate; " Prescribed"- Prescribed by this Act .or the regulations; " Regulations"--Regulations made under this Act; " Sell" includes barter and exchange, and "sale" has a corresponding meaning; "State Wheat Board" or "Board" -The State Wheat Board appointed by the Minister under this Act ; "This Act" includes the regulations. Application 3. Save as herein expressly mentioned, this Act shall of Act. apply only to wheat harvested during the season 1920- 1921: Provided nevertheless that the provisions of this Act may from time to time be extended by the Governor in Council, by Proclamation published in the Gazette, so as to apply to wheat harvested during any season succeed- ing theseason 1920-1921, with such modifications, if any~ as to the Governor in Council may seem proper so as to meet any change of circumstances or conditions, and thereupon this Act (with such modifications, if any) shall apply to the wheat mentioned in any such Proclamation accordingly. ~ , - :

AGRICUlirURE. 9515 1920. Wheat Pool Act. 4. (1.) The Minister shall, as soon as practicable State vvh~~ ~ after the passing of this Act, appoint a Board of such Board. number of representatives of the growers of wheat and if deemed desirable other persons as he thinks proper, and shall appoint one of them to be Chairman of such Board. (2.) The Board shall not be deemed to represent thA Crown for any purpose whatsoever. (3.) The Board shall be called the" St&te \VheatBoard," and shall have the powers and perform the duties con- ferred and imposed upon it by this Act. The members· of such Board shall be paid such remuneration as the Minister thinks fit. (4.) Any three members of the Board shall be 8J quorum at any meeting, and shall ha,ve all the powers and authority conferred upon the Board by this Act. (5.) In case of the illness, suspension, or absence of any member of the Board, the Minister may appoint a deputy to act for such member during his illness, suspen- sion, or absence; and every such deputy shall, while so acting, have all the powers and carry out all the duties of such member. (6.) The Board shall cause minutes of their decisions to be kept. (7.) The Minister shall have the power to fix a date on and after which the functions of thc Board under this Act shall cease. 5 The Board may sel] or arrange for the sale of wheat, Powers Df and do all acts, matters, and things necessary or expedient Board. in that behalf accordingly; and in particular, but without limiting the generality of the foregoing powers may- (i.) Appoint, employ, or authorise such agents, officers, servants, and other persons as are necessary; but no person appointed, employed, or authorised bv the Board shall receive as or by way of remuneration for his services, whether directly or indirectly, any buying commission or selling commission upon the purchase or sale of wheat: Provided that the ruling rates of selling commission may be received in the case of sales of wheat not suitable for gristjng ;

9516 AGRICULTURE. Wheat Pool Act. - ~ ~ - .... .... ~ - - ~ . - - . - - - - - 11 GEO. V. No. 4, (ii.) Arrange with any bank or banks, or with the Government of the Commonwealth, for financial accommodation; and (iii.) Set aside, retain, reserve, and store such amount of wheat as is deemed proper for future sale as seed-wheat for the ensuing season. All wheat to 6. (1.) Save as hereinafter prescribed, all wheat shall tboe tdheelivered be delivered to the Board or their authorised agents Board. within such times, at such places, and in such manner as the Board may fix or as may be prescribed. (2.) All wheat so delivered shall be deemed to have been delivered to the Board for sale by the Board on behalf of the owners thereof. Prohibition (3.) Any person who, save as hereinafter prescribed, o of f wsahleesa,t &0., sells or delivers any wheat to or buys any wheat from any exoept to person other than the Board, shall be liable to a penalty Board. not exceeding five hundred pounds. 8xemptions. (4.) The Board may, in such cases and on such terms and conditions as may be prescribed, exempt (either generally or in any particular case) from the operation of this section- (a) Sales or purchases of seed wheat by growers of wheat to or from growers of wheat for bona fide use by the purchasers in their farming operations; (b) Sales by growers of wheat or purchases of wheat from the growers thereof of a quality below that fit for milling purposes for bona fide use by the purchasers as food for their poultry and stock; and (c) Such other sales and purchases as may be prescribed. (5.) The Board's decision as to whether any specified wheat falls within the limits of any such exemption shall be final. . (6.) The Board may at any time, by notification published in the Gazette, revoke any such exemption. Delivery to 7. All wheat delivered to the Board shall be nbeammead of e in delivered in the name of the grower of such wheat. grower. Any person who fails to comply with this section shall be guilty of an offence against this Act.·· i L

AGRICULTURE. 9517 1920. Wheat Pool Act. 8. The tendering of wheat by any person (whether Tepder to be by himself or by any other person authorised by him) ~ : ~: ~ ~~ ~ of to an authorised agent, for acceptance of delivery by to deliver. him, shall be pf,ima facie evidence of an intention to deliver the tendered wheat to the Board to be disposed of by the Board in accordance with this Act. 9. (1.) The Board shall not refuse to accept from Bo~r~ 's any grower any w h eat 0 f f aI . r average qua l I ' ty ( not b e ' mg dqeuCallSitlyOnofasto old wheat or blended wheat), provided that such wheat wheat, &c., is delivered in accordance with this Act within such to be final. reasonable times as shall be fixed by the Board, and, subject to thii3 Act, shall, out of the proceeds of wheat disposed of by the Board under this Act, make payments to each grower of wheat delivered to the Board in respect of such wheat (not being old wheat or blended wheat) delivered by him at the rate of nine shillings per bushel seaport b,asis. (2.) For the purpose of ascertaining the net price to be paid to the owners of wheat delivered to the Board, and generally for the purposes of this Act, the Board's decision as to t.he quality of such ",heat, dockages, cost of freight from trucking point to customary shipping port and other charges, and all expenditure incurred in and about the marketing of the wheat shall be final. 10. (1.) As soon as practicable after the receipt of any Issu~ of wheat, the Board shall issue to the grower thereof a ~ : ~l: ~; : :r: t certificate in the prescribed form: Provided that the in.connection . Board , I' f they.ha ve receI.ved not'ICe 0 f any nlort gage, d W el it i h V0 w r h ed ea t t o charge, lien, or encumbrance over or contract relating Board. to such wheat, may in their discretion refuse or withhold the issue of such certificate. (2.) Where the wheat is grown under a share- farming agreement the Board may, in their discretion, issue a separate certificate to each of the parties to such agreement. (3.) Such certificate shall not be transferable, except by way of security approved by the Board. (4.) The Board may make or arrange for advances on account of wheat delivered to the Board, and any such advances and any payment made on account· of such wheat may be made at such time or times, and on such terms and conditions, and.in such manner as the. Board may think fit. . J

9518 AGRICULTURE. Wheat Pool Act. 11 GEO. V. No. 4, Use of 11. Notwithstanding anything contained in *"The g ra r i a l i w n- a s y heds Railways Act of 1914," and notwithstanding the pro- to be given visions of any grain-shed lease or other instrument or to Board. agreement (whether oral'or in writing, and whether made before or after the passing of this Act) whereby the Queensland Commissioner for R'1ilways has or has pur- ported to demise or let or grant or permit the use and occupation of any railway grain-shed or structure used for storing grain upon any premises or land vested in or occupied by the said Commissioner to any person for any term or period, the Board shall have full liberty and authority to use and occupy, for the purposes of this Act, any such railway grain-shed or other structure, and may make such arrangements in that behalf with the said Commissioner as are deemed necessary; and any lease, instrument, or agreement (whether oral or in writing, and whether m8Jde before or after the passing of this Act) in contravention of or inconsistent with the provisions of this sEction shall be void and of no effect. Such compensation as the Board may deem just shall be paid for the cancellation of any lease, instrument, or agreement. Contracts for 12. (1.) Every contract which is made in or outside : !~~ tf and of Queensland, whether before or after the passing of flour. this Act, so far as it relates to the sale of Queensland whc8Jt or flour or other product of wheat for delivery in or out of Queensland shall, when specified by the Board in a notification published in the Gazette, be and is hereby declared to be and to have been void and of no effect as from the date upon which it was made, so far as such contract has not been completed by delivery at the date of such notification: Provided that for the purposes of this section any such contract shall be deemed to be severable. (2.) Any transaction or contract with respect to any wheat or flour or other product of wheat which is the sUbject-matter of any contract or part of a contract declared by this section to be void shall also be void and of no effect, and any money paid in respect of any con- tract or part of a contract hereby made void or of any such transaction shall, to the extent to which the said contract or transaction is made void, be repaid. Interstat{l (3.) .Nothing in this section shall apply to wheat or contracts flour or other product of wheat the subject of an inter- excluded. state contract. - -- - -~-----~-- - - - - - .. ---- ------- - . - ~ - - -- - -- - -. - -~ . -- - --- * 5 Geo. V. No. 24, 8upra, page 7215.

AGRICULTURE. 9519 1920. Wheat Pool Act. 13. Any person who, save in such quantities and upon Wheat not su.ch conditions as are pe.rmitted to him by the Board, uton]ebsesg W ri.s i t t h,ed gnsts any wheat (whether mto flour or other product of previous wheat) for t1,ny other person after the passing of this Act, authority. and before the first day of December, one thousand nine hundred and twenty-one, shall be liable to a penalty not exceeding five hundred pounds; and any contr[wt entered into (whether before or aJter the passing of this Act) in contravention of or inconsist!'nt with the provisions of this section shall be void and of no effect. 14. Notwithstanding anything in *" The Railways Power of o A r ct an o y f a1g9r1e4em, " eonrt ttohethleawcornetlraatriyng ~ (wthoetchoemr mmoandec8bJrer f ieorrse, sC R i a oo i mn l er w rm, ~ s y & - c., ()r after the passing of this Act), the Queensland Com- to refuse to missioner for Railways and any common carrier and any~ : ~ ~ ~ n owner, charterer, master, or ttgent of any ship may, on wheat or the request of the Board, without incurring liability fl~ur. refuse to carry any wheat or flour or other product of wheat (not the subject of an interstate conhact) from any place in Queensland to any other place in Queens- land, or, except as prescribed, to deliver any such wheat ()r flour or other product of wheat. , 15. (1.) The Board may from time to time, byBoard . notice in the Gazette and two newspapers published mh"aldyerresq o U f ire in the State, require holders of wheat (including, if whoat, .&0., deemed proper, old wheat or blended wheat) or of any ; ~ t~ ~ ~ ~ ~ sh product of wheat to furnish a return in the form specified in such notice, showing the quantity of wheat or of any ()r all pro<J,ucts thereof held at any time specified in such notice, and setting forth such other particulars (if any) .as maybe specified therein. (2.) Any holder who fails to comply with any of the requirements of such notice, or who wilfully furnishes any false or misleading return, shall be guilty of an ()fience against this Act. d e1iv 1 e 6 re . d (1 to .) t . hOeldBowarhdea in t aacncdorbdlaenncdeedwiwthhetahte fsoh11aolwl m. bge o O w r l h d belawetn. hdeeadt provisions, but not otherwise :- (a) Every bag of such wheat shall be clearly Brands. branded on both sides- (i.) In the case of old whyat-with a brand being a circle not less than two inches and not more than four inches in diameter; and * 5 Geo. V. No. 24, 8upra, page 7215.

9520 AGRICULTURE. Wheat Pool Act. 11 GEO. V. No. 4, Refusal of weevil- infested wheat. (ii.) In the case of blended wheat-with a brand being two cireles as a,foresaid in contact or with no greater space between them than two inches; and (b) The person when tendering such wheat shall,. at the time of tender, give notice in writing to the authorised agent to whom delivery is made that he tenders the same as old wheat or (as the case may be) as blended wheat, according as the bags are branded, and shall specify the number of bags of each brand tendered and the name of the person for whose account the tender is made ; Provided that if such authorised agent is of opinioJ! that such wheat or any proportion thereof is affected with weevil, he may refuse to accept delivery of the same. Penalties. (2.) Every person who, whether by himself or by any other person, delivers on his own account 91' on account of any other person any wheat in contravention of this section, shall be liable to a penalty not exceeding one hundred pounds, and also to imprisonment for a term not exceeding two S-ears, or to both such penalty and imprisonment. Delivery by (3.) Provided that an employee of, or a carrier, team- employee, ster, or other person contracting with another person, f&acit.h, . in good whether for reward or not, to deliver to the Board any wheat as wheat, of the season 1920-1921, who in good faith and in compliance with the instructions of such lastmentioned person delivers old wheat or blended wheat as wheat of the season 1920-1921, shall not be deemed guilty of a contravention of this section. Unbranded 17. All wheat delivered to the Board shall, if the ;heatd bags containing the same are not branded as provided d: ~~ : re~ oa~ e in the last preceding section, be deemed to have been wheat of delivered as wheat of the season 1920-1921. season 1920-1921. Charge for 18. ·Where the grower of any wheat delivered to the advances to Board is indebted to the Government in respect of any sgereodw, e & rs 0 f ., o b r y a d vance ma d e o t · h I ' m t 0 assl - s t h Im - ' III securI . ng see d Government. or fodder, the Board shall treat the amount of such advance or such part thereof as the Minister may demand as a first charge upon all moneys which may be payable to such grower by the Board, and accordingly shall pay on his behalf to the Minister out of such moneys

AGRICULTURE. 9521 1920. Wheat Pool Act. the said amount or such part thereof; and the foregoing power shall be exercised notwithstanding any mortgage, charge, lien, or other encumbrance whatsoever existing over the said wheat or the crop from which the wheat has been harvested, provided that such mortgage, charge, lien, or encumbrance was executed after the making of the aforesaid advance. For the purposes of this section the amount of the value of any seed supplied by the Government to a grower shall be deemed to be an advance to him. 19. No aetion for damages shall be brought against the Rel~ edy Board or any person acting under their authority by any ~ o~ ; ~t person claiming to be entitled to any mortgage, charge, co~ fined to lien (including any lien on crops under the *" Mercantile aclnaiamccfoournt. Act of 1867") or other encumbrance whatsoever of or upon or over any wheat or any crop from which such wheat was harvested, or claiming to be the true owner of such wheat: Provided that any person who but for this section might have brought any such action may adopt the delivery of such wheat to the Board as a delivery thereof by him to the Board, and may claim accordingly for an account of the payments due in respect thereoL But notwithstanding anything in the *" ]11 ercantile Notice of Act of 1867" or any other Act , or any rule of law to l b i e en g ,. iv & e c n ., to the contrary, any such person shall not be entitled to to Board. claim as aforesaid for an account of the payments due in respect of such wheat, or any part of such payments, unless he has. given prior notice in writing to the Board in the form and containing the particulars prescribed of such mortgage, charge, lien, or other encumbrance, or claim of ownership, and then only for such part of such moneys as has not been paid to other persons at the time of the receipt by the Board of such notice. 20. (1.) Every grower of wheat which is subject to Duty of ~ ny mortgage, charge, lien, or encumbrance referred to ~ ~ ~ e: ~ rt~ f m the last preceding section, or in respect of which or of give notice the crop • from which the same was harveste • d . he has °1 l f ra e n n c cu e m s, &- c., entered mto any contract in derogation of hIS tItle to on delivery sell such wheat as the absolute owner thereof (and whether thereof. such mortgage, charge, lien, or encumbrance, or contract was made before or after the passing of this Act) shall * 31 Vic. No. 36, supra, page 2133.

9522 AGRICULTURE. Wheat Pool Act. 11 GEO. V. No. 4, when delivering such wheat to the Board give to the person receiving such wheat on behalf of the Board a notice in writing in the prescribed form of every such mortgage, charge, lien, or encumbrance, or contract. (2.) A notice given in respect of a delivery made to any person receiving wheat on behalf of the Board at one railway station or place of delivery shall not be deemed to be a compliance with this section in respect of a delivery made to any other person receiving wheat on behalf of the Board at the same or any other railway station or place of delivery. (3.) Any person wilfully guilty of a failure to comply with any of the provisions of this section shall be guilty of an offence against this Act. Non-liability 21. Where the Board in good faith has paid any ~!r~~; :entspayment- . . ~r~ ~~ c. (a) To a grower deliv~ ring any whe!1t to the .Board or any person actmg under theIr authorIty; or (b) To any person entitled or claiming to be entitled through such grower; or (c) To any person on the order of such grower or last~ mentioned person, the Board shall not be answerable to any other person in respect of such payment for such wheat or any part thereof or in any action, claim, or demand whatsoever for damages or otherwise. Protection of the Crown and its officers. 22. No action, claim, or demand whatsoever shall lie, or be made or allowed by or in favour of any person whomsoever, against His Majesty or the Minister or (save as in this Act is expressly provided) the Board, or any officer or person acting in the execution of 1 his Act, for or in' respect of any damage or loss or injury sustained or alleged to be sustained by reason of the passing of this Act, or of its operation, or of anything done or purporting to be done thereunder. Paymentscf 23. (1.) Any notification under *" The Profiteering differences. Prevention Act of 1920" fixing the price. of wheat, flour, bran, or pollard, or other product of wheat may also require the holders of any such specified commodity * 10 Geo. V. No. 33, supra, page 9213.

AGRICULTURE. 9523 1920. Wheat Pool Act. as aforesaid, or of any specified quantity thereof, to pay to the Board within a specified time- (a) A sum representing the difference between the price fixed by such notification and the fixed price relating to such commodity immediately prior to the issue of the said notification; or (b) If there is no such last-mentioned fixed price, then a sum representing the difference between the price fixed by such notification and the price at which such commodity was purchas~ d. Any sum required to be paid to the Board under the provisions of this section may be recovered by the Board in any court of competent jurisdiction. (2.) This section sh?Jl cease to have effect on the first day of December, one thousand nine hundred and twenty-one. 24. The Board shall cause true and regular accounts AccoWlts of to be kept of all sums of mOT ... ley received and paid for r (l , l ~ s c b e u ip r t s s e- and or on account of this Act or pursuant thereto, and of the ments to be several purposes for which sums of money have been kept. received and paid. Such. accounts shall be audited by the Auditor- General, who shall have w-ith respect to such accounts all the powers conferred on him by *" The A 1.ldit Acts, . 1874 to 1906." 25. (1.) All offences against this Act may be prose- Recov~ ry of cuted and punished by complaint under t" The J 1.lstices penaltIes. Acts, 1886 to 1909." (2.) In any such complaint- Joinder of Ca) Several offences may be charged, whether of parties, &c. the same or of different kinds; (b) Several persons may be joined as defendants, whether in respect of the same or of different offences, and whether those offences are com- mitted by the same or by different persons; and in such case separate decisions may be given in respect of each defendant so joined: Provided that in any such case the adjudicating court may give such directions as it thinks fit for the separate hearing of any charge against any defendant. * 38 Vic. No. 12 and amending Acts, supra, pages 74 et seg. t 50 Vic. No. 17, 56 Vic. No. 23, and 9 Edw. VII. No. 11, supra, pages 1132 et seq.

9524 AGRICUL1'URE. Wheat Pool Act. 11 GEO. V. No. 4, General penalty. (3.) Any person who commits any offence against this Act for which no other penalty or punishment is expressly provided, shall be liabJe to a penalty not exceeding ten pounds or to be imprisoned for any period not exceeding one month. or to both such penalty and imprisonmen t. Companieli. (4.) If any person committing an offence against this Act is a company, the individual person guilty of the offence, and also the managing director or other manager in Queensland of the company, shall each of them be liable to the like punishment. Joint offenders. (5.) If two or more persons are responsible for the same offence, each of those. persons shall be guilty of the offence, and the liability of each of them shall be independent of the liability of the others. Evidence. 26. In any proceedings for any offence against this Act- (1) Any notification, requisition, direction, demand, order, or other document in writing, purport- ing to be signed or made or sent by the Board or the Chairman or secretary thereof or the Commissioner of Prices, shall be judicially noticed. . (2) The production of a copy of the Gazette pur- porting to contain any notification, direction, or order made by the Board or the Com- missioner of Prices shall be conclusive evidence of the matters contained therein, and that all steps necessary to be taken prior to the making of such notification, direction, or order have been duly taken. (3) The averment on behalf of the Board in any complaint that anything was or is wheat or any specified product of wheat subject to this Act, or was or is wheat or any specified product of wheat mentioned or included in any notification, direction, or order, or that any place is a place in Queensland, or that any person is a grower of wheat or an authorised agent, shall be sufficjent evidence of that fact (4) Any document, or anything purporting to be a copy of or extract from any document, containing any reference to any matter or thing alleged to be done in contravention of

AGRICULTURE. 9525 1920. Wheat Pool Act. this Act, shall, upon proof that it was pro- duced by or came from the custody of a person charged with the offence, or a respon- sible officer or a representative of that person, be admissible in evidence against that person and evidence of the matters and things thereby appearing, and that the document (or, in the case of a copy, that the original thereof) ,,,Tas WI itten, signed, despatched, and received by the persons by whom it purports to have been written, signed, despatched, and received, and that any such copy or extract is a true copy of or extract from the original of or from which it purports to be a copy or extract. 27. (1.) The Governor in Council may from time to Regulations. time make and publish in the Gazette all such regulations as he thinks fit for giving full effect to this Act, and, without limiting the generality of the foregoing provision, for all or any of the following purposes:- (a) Regulating the meetings of the Board and the conduct of business thereat ; (b) Authorising the Board in every sale or agree- ment for sale of any wheat by the Board to any person to insert a condition that the purchaser shall grist the wheat so purchased, or such proportion thereof as the Board may fix, at a flour mill named by the Board, and to fix a sum as and by way of liquidated damages for any breach of such condition, which damages shall be recoverable accord- ingly; . (c) For the purpose of ensuring that the powers and authorities of the Board may be executed without interruption, declaring that, notwith- standing anything to the contrary contained in *" The Ind~(8trial Arbitrat£on Act of 1916," the provisions of the s9Jid Act shall apply to persons employed in work such as is usually carried on in farming operations in respect of wheat subject to this Act: Provided that no award shall be made by the Court of Industrial Arbitraticn regulating the conditions of persons * 7 Geo. v. No. 16, supra, page 7538.

9526 AGRICULTURE. Wheat Pool Act. 11 GEO. V. No. 4, 1920. so employed except upon a reference by the Minister in that behalf pursuant to the said Act; (d) Prescribing the certificates and other forms which may be used under this -Act; (e) All matters required or permitted by this Act to be prescribed. (2.) All such regulations shall be published in the Gazette, and shall be laid before both Houses of Parliament within fourt€cn days after the making thereof, if Parlia- ment is then sitting, and if Parliament is not then sitting,. then within fourteen days after the next meeting of Parliament. The Governor in Council may in such regulations impose a penalty not exceeding one hundred pounds for any breach thereof. (3.) All regulations purporting to be made by the Governor in Council under and for the purposes of this Act, and published in the Gazette, shall be read as one with this Act and construed as being of equal validity,. and shall be judicially noticed. (4.) All such regulations shall be laid before both Houses of Parliament within fourteen days after such publication, or, if Parliament is not then sitting, within fourteen days after the next meeting of Parliament. If both Houses of Parliament respectively pass a. resolution disallowing any such regulation, of which resolution notice has been given at any time within fourteen sitting days of Each House respectively after such regulation has been laid before it, such regulation shall thereupon cease to have effect, but without pre- judice to the validity of anything done thereunder in the meantime. . APPROPRIATION ACTS. See CONSTITUTION