STATUTORY RULES

1916. No. 125.

PROVISIONAL REGULATIONS 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 certify that, on account of urgency, the following Regulations under the War Precautions Act 1914-1916 should come into immediate operation, and make the Regulations to come into operation forthwith as Provisional Regulations.

Dated this twenty-first day of June, 1916.

R. M. FERGUSON,

 Governor-General.

By His Excellency’s Command,

  ALBERT GARDINER,

 Assistant Minister of State for Defence.

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War Precautions (Hides) Regulations.

Short title.

1. These Regulations may be cited as the War Precautions (Hides) Regulations 1916.

Power to prohibit purchase or sale of hides in certain cases.

2. On and after the twenty-first day of June, 1916, the Minister may if he thinks fit prohibit any person from buying first quality hides or second quality hides, and no person who has been notified in writing by the Secretary, Department of Defence that he has been so prohibited by the Minister shall purchase or attempt to purchase any first quality hides or second quality hides, and no person who has been duly notified in writing by the Secretary, Department of Defence, of such prohibition shall sell or attempt to sell to such prohibited person any first quality hides or second quality hides.

Definition of qualities of hides.

3. For the purpose of these Regulations, a hide shall not be held to be—

(a) A first quality hide, unless it is a clean well flayed hide, of good condition, free from tick, and has been salted for at least twelve days;

(b) A second quality hide, unless it is a hide of good quality, not quite up to the standard of a first quality hide, and suitable for making leather required for Military purposes.

Determination of quality in case of dispute.

4. In the event of any difference of opinion arising as to whether any hide purchased or attempted to be purchased or sold or attempted to be sold under this Regulation is or is not a first quality hide or a second quality hide, the matter shall be referred to an authorized officer and the decision of that officer shall be final.

C.7919.—Price 3d.

Powers of authorized officers.

5. (i) Every person thereto authorized by the Minister in writing (in these Regulations referred to as “an Authorized Officer’’) shall have power to—

(a) ask questions and require the production of documents in relation to the purchase, sale, disposal, origin or treatment of any hide, or the actual or probable supply of hides or the production of leather therefrom; and

(b) enter at any reasonable hour in the day-time upon any premises or place in which there are, or are believed by him to be, any hides or leather, and inspect any hides or leather therein or any plant or process for the treatment of hides.

(ii) Any person who refuses or fails to answer questions or produce documents asked for or required in pursuance of this Regulation, or who resists, obstructs or in any way interferes with an authorized officer in the exercise of any power conferred upon him by this regulation, shall be guilty of an offence.

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