STATUTORY RULES.

1918. No. 28.

REGULATION 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 sixth day of February, 1918.

R. M. FERGUSON,

Governor-General.

By His Excellency’s Command,

LITTLETON E. GROOM,

For the Minister of State for Defence.

Amendment of the War Precautions (Moratorium) Regulations.

(Statutory Rules 1916, No. 284, as amended by Statutory Rules 1916, No. 324, and Statutory Rules 1917, Nos. 13, 76, and 253.)

1. After Regulation 11b of the War Precautions (Moratorium) Regulations the following regulation is inserted:—

Transfers of land on sales by mortgagees.

“11c. The Registrar of Titles of any State may, upon the submission to him for registration in accordance with the law of the State of a transfer of property on sale by the mortgagee thereof, require such evidence as he deems necessary that the sale sought to be given effect to by the transfer does not contravene any provision of these Regulations and may refuse to register the transfer until such evidence is submitted to him.”

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