STATUTORY RULES.

1917. No. 316.

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 3rd day of December, 1917.

R. M. FERGUSON,

Governor-General.

By His Excellency’s Command,

W. M. HUGHES,

For the Minister of State for Defence.

Amendment of the War Precautions (Military Service Referendum) Regulations 1917.

(Statutory Rules 1917, No. 290, as amended by Statutory Rules 1917, Nos. 304, 306, 308, 314, and 315.)

Regulation 12 of the War Precautions (Military Service Referendum) Regulations 1917 is amended—

(a) By omitting from paragraph (a) of sub-regulation (1) the words “not under the age of 21 years”; and

(b) By inserting in sub-paragraph (1) of the said paragraph (a) before the last word “and,” the words “or who would be so eligible if he were of the age of 21 years”; and

(c) By omitting from paragraph (a) of sub-regulation (2) the words “not under the age of 21 years.”

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