STATUTORY RULES.

1918. No. 246.

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 eighteenth day of September, 1918.

R. M. FERGUSON,

Governor-General.

By His Excellency’s Command,

G. F. PEARCE,

Minister of State for Defence.

Amendment of War Precautions Regulations as Amended to this Date.

Regulation 17ea of the War Precautions Regulations is amended by omitting sub-regulation (3) thereof and inserting the following sub-regulation in its stead:—

(3) Any person who, by word of mouth, or in writing, or in any newspaper, periodical, book, circular or other printed publication, makes a statement advocating or encouraging any action calculated to induce reservists not to comply with any notice issued or given in pursuance of the last preceding sub-regulation, shall be guilty of an offence.

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