STATUTORY RULES.

1917. No. 174.

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REGULATIONS UNDER THE WAR PRECAUTIONS ACT 1914-1916.

Was Precautions (Passports) Regulations 1916—

Regulation 5 (1)—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 forthwith.

Dated this first day of August, One thousand nine hundred and seventeen.

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.

Amendment.

The portion of Regulation 5 of the War Precautions (Passports) gulations, which reads as follows:—

Exemptions.

“5 (1) Regulations 3 and 4 of these Regulations shall not apply to—

(i) Any member of the Naval or Military Forces of any part of the British Dominions entering or leaving the Commonwealth on duty;”

is cancelled and the following substituted:—

Exemptions.

“5 (1) Regulations 3 and 4 of these Regulations shall not apply to—

(i) Any member of the Naval or Military Forces of any part of the British Dominions entering or leaving the Commonwealth on duty; provided that in the case of a member leaving the Commonwealth after 31st August, 1917, in any vessel not a transport, and in the case of a member entering the Commonwealth after 31st October, 1917, in any vessel not a transport, he is in possession of a route movement, passport certificate, or other official naval or military document authorizing his movement.”

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