STATUTORY RULES.

1916. No. 270.

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REGULATIONS UNDER, THE WAR PRECAUTIONS
ACT 1914-1916.

I, SIR ARTHUR STANLEY, the duly appointed deputy of the Governor-General in accordance with the provisions of the Constitution with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, hereby make the following Regulations under the War Precautions Act 1914-1916 to come into operation forthwith,

Dated the twenty-fourth day of October, 1916.

A. L STANLEY,

Deputy of the Governor-General.

By His Excellency's Command,

ALBERT GARDINER,

for Minister of State for Defence.

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War Precautions (Liquor) Regulations

Short title.

1. These Regulations may be cited as the War Precautions (Liquor) Regulations.

Definition.

2. In these Regulations—

“Polling day” means the day fixed for the polling under the Military Service Referendum Act 1916.

Licensed premises to close on polling day.

3. The holder of a licence granted under any State Act or any Ordinance for the sale of intoxicating liquor shall not keep his premises open, or permit his premises to be kept open, for the sale of intoxicating liquor at any time during polling day.

Liquor not to be sold on polling day.

4. The holder of any such licence shall not, on polling day, sell any intoxicating liquor or permit any intoxicating liquor to be sold.

Sale or consumption on or removal from licensed premises

5. The holder of any such licence shall not permit any intoxicating liquor to be consumed on, or taken from, his licensed premises at any time during polling day.

Contravention by employee.

6. For the purposes of these Regulations any act of an employee of the holder of a licence, which if done by the employer would amount to a contravention of these Regulations, shall be a contravention by the employee and also by the employer.

Non-application of Regulations to certain acts.

7. Notwithstanding anything in these Regulations, these Regulations shall not apply to any sale or consumption of intoxicating liquor, or other act or thing, which would be permitted by the law of the State or Territory if the polling day were a Sunday.

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