STATUTORY RULES.

1918. No. 19.

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 January, 1918.

R. M. FERGUSON,

Governor-General.

By His Excellency’s Command,

W. M. HUGHES,

for Minister of State for Defence.

Amendment Of War Precautions (Prices) Regulations 1916.

(Statutory Rules 1916, No. 155, as amended by Statutory Rules 1916, Nos. 188 and 286, and Statutory Rules 1917, Nos. 2, 5, and 224.)

1. Regulation 2 of the War Precautions (Prices) Regulations is amended by inserting after the definition of “the Minister” the following definition:—

“‘Wholesale’ relates to a sale to a person for the purpose of resale.”

2. Regulation 15 of the War Precautions (Prices) Regulations is amended by adding at the and thereof the following sub-regulation:—

“(2). In any proceedings for on offence against this regulation, evidence that the foodstuffs or necessary commodities forming the subject of the proceedings were sold or offered for sale by, or on behalf or at the place of business of, the defendant under a description answering to the description contained in the order or determination of the Minister which the defendant is alleged to have contravened shall as against the defendant be conclusive evidence that the description under which the goods were sold or offered for sale is a correct description of the goods.”

3. After regulation 15a of the War Precautions (Prices) Regulations, the following regulation is inserted:—

Meaning of “wholesale” and “retail.”

“15b. In any Order made, either before or after the commencement of this regulation, under these Regulations fixing the maximum price for the sale of food-stuffs and necessary commodities—

‘retail’ used in relation to any such sale, shall be deemed to refer to a sale to a person for the purposes of consumption or use; and

‘wholesale’ used in relation to any such sale, shall be doomed to refer to a sale to a person for the purpose of resale.”

C.1155.—Price 3d.

4. The Schedule to the War Precautions (Prices) Regulations is amended—

(a) By inserting in sub-paragraph (1) of paragraph (a) thereof after the words “the area,” the words “(which shall be known as the Metropolitan Area)”.

(b) By inserting in sub-paragraph (1) of paragraph (b) thereof after the words “the area,” the words, “(which shall be known as the Metropolitan Area.)”.

(c) By inserting in sub-paragraph (1) of paragraph (c) thereof, after the words ‘the area,” the words “(which shall be known as the Metropolitan Area.)”.

(d) By inserting in sub-paragraph (1) of paragraph (d) thereof, after the words “the area,” the words “(which shall be known as the Metropolitan Area.)”.

(e) By inserting in sub-paragraph (1) of paragraph (e) thereof, after the words “the area,” the words “(which shall be known as the Metropolitan Area,”); and

(f) By inserting in sub-paragraph (1) of paragraph (f) thereof, after the words “the area” the words “(which shall be known as the Metropolitan Area.)”.

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