STATUTORY RULES.

1917. No. 76.

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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 Regulations under the War Precautions Act 1914–1916 to come into operation forthwith.

Dated this twenty-third day of March, 1917.

R. M. FERGUSON,

Governor-General.

By His Excellency’s Command,

G. F. PEARCE,

Minister of State for Defence.

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AMENDMENT OF THE WAR PRECAUTIONS (MORATORIUM) REGULATIONS

(Statutory Rules 1916, No. 284 as amended by Statutory Rules 1916, No. 324 and 1917, No. 13.)

1. Regulation 2 of the War Precautions (Moratorium) Regulations is amended—

(a) by inserting in the definition of “Mortgagor”, after the word “mortgage” (first occurring), the words “or entitled to redeem a mortgage”; and

(b) by inserting in the definition of “Mortgagor” after the word “guaranteed” the words “the payment of any money the payment of which is secured by a mortgage or”.

2. Regulation 4 of the War Precautious (Moratorium) Regulations is amended—

(a) by omitting from the proviso to paragraph (e) of sub-regulation (1) thereof the words “sub-paragraph (ii) or paragraph (c)” and inserting in their stead the words “subparagraph (ii) of paragraph (c)”; and

(b) by omitting from sub-regulation (2) thereof the words “in accordance, so far as may be, with the practice of the Court in ejectment proceedings”, and inserting in their stead the words “which must be served on all persons affected by the application at least seven clear days before the day appointed for the hearing of the application”.

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