REGULATIONS UNDER THE SCIENCE AND INDUSTRY RESEARCH ACT 1920-1926.
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 Science and Industry Research Act 1920-1926, to come into operation forthwith.
Dated the third day of May, 1927.
Governor-General.
By His Excellency’s Command,
Amendment of the Science and Industry Research Regulations.
(Statutory Rules 1926, No. 125, as amended to this date.)
1. Regulation 3 of the Science and Industry Research Regulations is amended by omitting sub-regulation (10.) and inserting in its stead the following sub-regulations:—
“(10.) The first Chairman of a State Committee shall be appointed for a term of one year and thereafter each appointment of Chairman shall be for a term of three years.
“(11.) Of the three members first nominated under sub-regulation (3.), (4.) and (5.) respectively of this regulation one member shall be appointed for a term of three years, one for a term of two years, and one for a term of one year, and thereafter each member shall be appointed for a term of three years.
“(12.) Members co-opted under sub-regulation (6.) of this regulation shall hold office for such terms, that exceeding three years, as are determined by the State Committee co-opting such members.”
2. Regulation 4 of the Science and Industry Research Regulations is amended—
(a) by inserting in sub-regulation (1.) before the word “Officers” the words “ Subject to these Regulations”; and
(b) by inserting in sub-regulation (1.) after the word “salaries” the words “and allowance, and shall be subject to such conditions,”.
3. Regulation 6 of the Science and Industry Research Regulations is repealed.
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