WAR SERVICE HOMES (No. 2).

No. 71 of 1947.

An Act to amend the War Service Homes Act 1918–1946, as amended by the Commonwealth Public Service Act 1947 and the War Service Homes Act 1947.

[Assented to 4th December, 1947.]

BE it enacted by the King’s Most Excellent Majesty, the Senate, and the House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Australia, as follows:—

Short title and citation.

1.—(1.) This Act may be cited as the War Service Homes Act (No. 2) 1947.

(2.) The War Service Homes Act 1918–1946, as amended by the Commonwealth Public Service Act 1947 and the War Service Homes Act 1947, is in this Act referred to as the Principal Act.

(3.) Section one of the War Service Homes Act 1947 is amended by omitting sub-section (4.).

(4.) The Principal Act, as amended by this Act, may be cited as the War Service Homes Act 1918–1947.

Commencement.

2. This Act shall come into operation on the day on which it receives the Royal Assent.

Definitions.

3. Section four of the Principal Act is amended—

(a) by inserting in paragraphs (a) and (b) of the definition of “Australian Soldier”, before the word “was”, the words “is or”; and

(b) by adding at the end of that definition the following words and paragraphs:—

“, and who, in the case of a person included in paragraph (a) or (b) of this definition—

(e) was so enlisted, accepted, appointed or employed before the third day of September, One thousand nine hundred and forty-five; or

(f) was so enlisted, accepted, appointed or employed on or after that date and before the first day of July, One thousand nine hundred and forty-seven, and who has been discharged or who has ceased to be engaged on war service as defined in section four of the Defence Act 1903–1945;”.