NAVAL AGREEMENT.

No. 10 of 1912.

An Act to amend the Naval Agreement Act 1903.

[Assented to 10th October, 1912.

BE it enacted by the King’s Most Excellent Majesty, the Senate, and the House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Australia, as follows:—

Short title and citation.

1.—(1.) This Act may be cited as the Naval Agreement Act 1912.

(2.) The Naval Agreement Act 1903, as amended by this Act, may be cited as the Naval Agreement Act 1903-1912.

2. The Naval Agreement Act 1903 is amended by adding, after section three, the following section:—

Arrangement for reduction of squadron and subsidy.

“4.—(1.) The Governor-General may, from time to time, arrange with the Imperial Government for the reduction of the Naval Force to be provided under the Agreement on the Australian station, and for any reduction in the amount of the subsidy payable under the Agreement by the Commonwealth, and for any alteration of the Agreement to give effect to any such arrangement.

“(2.) The provisions of this section shall extend to authorize any arrangement already entered into for any of the purposes mentioned in this section.”