STATUTORY RULES.

1915. No. 105.

PROVISIONAL REGULATIONS UNDER THE WAR PRECAUTIONS ACT 1914-1915.

Regulation 46.—Amendment.

I, THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL in and over the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, hereby certify that, on account of urgency, the following regulation under the War Precautions Act 1914-1915 should come into immediate operation, and make the Regulation to come into operation forthwith as a Provisional Regulation.

Dated this twenty-third day of June, One thousand nine hundred and fifteen.

R. M. FERGUSON,

Governor-General.

By His Excellency’s Command,

G. F. PEARCE.

War Precautions Regulations.

Amendment.

Regulation 46 is cancelled, and the following substituted therefor:—

Forging and personation.

46. If any person—

(a) forges, alters, or tampers with any naval, military, or police pass, permit, or other document, or any passport, certificate of naturalization, letter of safe conduct, consular certificate or other official document evidencing the nationality of the person named in it; or

(b) uses or has in his possession any such forged, altered, or irregular pass, or other document; or

(c) personates any person to whom such a pass or other document has been duly issued; or

(d) allows any other person to have possession of any such pass or other document issued to him; or

(e) applies to any building, structure, premises or vehicle any lights, letters or marks, for the time being used to indicate that buildings, structures, premises, or vehicles, to which they are applied are used for naval or military purposes, or any lights, letters or marks, so nearly resembling the same as to be calculated to deceive,

he shall be guilty of an offence against the Act.

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