STATUTORY RULES

1917. No. 34.

REGULATIONS UNDER THE WAR PRECAUTIONS ACT 1914–1916.

War Precautions (Passports) Regulations 1916—Regulation 2— Amendment.

I, THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL in and over the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, hereby make the following Regulation under the War Precautions Act 1914–1916 to come into operation on and from the 1st May, 1917.

Dated this fourteenth day of February, 1917.

R. M. FERGUSON,

Governor-General.

By His Excellency’s Command,

G. F. PEARCE,

Minister of State for Defence.

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War Precautions (Passports) Regulations 1916

(Statutory Rule No. 206 of 1916 as amended by Statutory Rule No. 24 of 1917.)

The definition of the word “passport” in Regulation 2 (Statutory Rule No. 24 of 1917) which reads as follows:—

“Passport” means a passport issued or renewed not more than two years previously by, or on behalf of, the Government of the country of which the person to whom it relates is a subject or citizen, and which is still in force, to which there is attached a photograph of the person to whom it relates.

is cancelled and the following substituted therefor:—

“Passport” means a passport issued or renewed not more than two years previously by, or on behalf of, the Government of the country of which the person to whom it relates is a subject or citizen, which contains a personal description sufficient to identify that person, to which is attached a photograph of that person, and which is still in force; and in the case of a British subject includes a certificate of nationality, issued by a British Consul or other officer authorized to issue such certificates, which contains a personal description sufficient to identify the person to whom it relates, to which is attached a photograph of that person, and which is still in force.

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