STATUTORY RULES.

1919. No. 96.

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REGULATIONS UNDER THE WAR PRECAUTIONS ACT 1914–1918.

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 1914–1918, to come into operation forthwith.

Dated this twenty-third day of April, 1919.

R. M. FERGUSON,

Governor-General.

By His Excellency’s Command,

E. J. RUSSELL,

Acting Minister of State for Defence.

Amendment of War Precautions (Companies, Firms and Business) Regulations.

(Statutory Rules 1916, No. 49, as amended by Statutory Rules 1916, No. 137, and by Statutory Rules 1917, Nos. 11, 35, 289 and 328, and by Statutory Rules 1918, Nos. 264 and 274.)

1. Regulation 1a of the War Precautions (Companies, Firms and Businesses) Regulations is hereby repealed.

2. Regulation 4 of the War Precautions (Companies, Firms and Businesses) Regulations is amended by omitting therefrom sub-regulation (2).

3. Regulation 5a of the War Precautions (Companies, Firms and Businesses) Regulations is repealed and the following regulation is inserted in its stead:—

Persons not to remove registration of company without consent.

“5a. Any person who, without the consent of the Treasurer, takes or continues to take any steps towards the removal of the place of registration of a company from Australia to another country shall be guilty of an offence,”

4. Regulations 5b and 5ba of the War Precautions (Companies, Firms and Businesses) Regulations are repealed, and the following regulation is inserted in their stead:—

Discretion of Treasurer in dealing with applications.

“5b.—(1) The Treasurer may, in his absolute discretion, consent to any application or refuse to consent to it.

“(2) The Treasurer may attach to any consent such conditions as he thinks fit.

“(3) Any person who fails to comply with any of the conditions attached to the consent of the Treasurer shall be guilty of an offence.”

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