STATUTORY RULES.

1917. No. 35.

REGULATIONS UNDER THE WAR PRECAUTIONS ACT 1914–1916.

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 forthwith.

Dated this fourteenth day of February, 1917.

R.M. FERGUSON,

Governor-General,

By His Excellency’s Command,

G. F. PEARCE,

Minster of State for Defence.

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AMENDMENT OF THE WAR PRECAUTIONS (COMPANIES) REGULATION.

(Statutory Rules 1916, No. 49 as amended by Statutory Rules 1916, No. 13, and 1917, No. 11.)

1. The heading preceding regulation 1 and regulation 1 are amended by omitting the word “(Companies)” and inserting in its stead the words “(Companies, Firms and Businesses)”.

2. After regulation 1 of the War Precautious (Companies) Regulations, the following regulation is inserted;—

Definition

“1a. In these Regulations—

‘Amusement purposes’ and ‘Amusement business’ include the purposes or business of any exhibition, performance, amusement, game or sport, for admission to which payment is or is intended to be made.”

3. After regulation 5a of the War Precautions (Companies) Regulations, the following regulation is inserted;—

“5b. No person, firm, company, society, club, or association, shall, without the written consent of the Treasurer—

Erection or Alteration of places of amusement.& c.

(a) erect any building or structure for amusement purposes;

(b) make any structural alterations in or to a building used or intended to be used for amusement purposes; or

(c) expend money for the purpose of establishing an amusement business at or in any building or structure which is not at the commencement of this Regulation used primarily for amusement purposes.”

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