STATUTORY RULES.

1920. No. 27.

REGULATION 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 Regulation under the War Precautions Act 1914–1918, to come into operation forthwith.

Dated this fourth day of February, 1920.

R. M. FERGUSON,

Governor-General.

By His Excellency’s Command,

G. F. PEARCE,

Minister of State for Defence.

War Precautions Regulations 1915.

Regulation 66.

The following new regulation is inserted after regulation 65:—

66. (a) The competent naval or military authority may declare by notice in the Commonwealth Gazette that any area is a prohibited area for the flying of balloons.

(b) On the publication of such notice in the Commonwealth Gazette the area referred to therein shall be a prohibited area for the flying of balloons during the time specified in such notice or until such notice is cancelled.

(c) No person shall fly or cause to fly or float or release in such a manner that it does fly or float within a prohibited area for the flying of balloons any balloon or kite.

(d) For the purpose of clause (c) of this regulation the word “balloon” shall include any kind of balloon or airship and any article similar to a balloon or airship and any substance attached to any balloon or airship or similar article, and ‘‘kite’’ shall include any kind of kite and any substance attached to any kite.

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