STATUTORY RULES.

1917. No. 234.

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 make the following Regulations, under the War Precautions Act 1914-1916, to come into operation forthwith.

Dated this thirteenth day of September, One thousand nine hundred and seventeen.

R. M. FERGUSON,

Governor-General.

By His Excellency’s Command,

G. F. PEARCE

Minister of State for Defence.

War Precautions (Galvanized Iron) Regulations.

Short title.

1. These Regulations may be cited as the War Precautions (Galvanized Iron) Regulations 1917.

Use of galvanized iron.

2. Any person who, without the consent of the Minister, or a person duly authorized in that behalf by the Minister, uses galvanized iron for any of the following purposes, namely:—

(a) Buildings, except roofing of buildings;

(b) Fencing, other than mouse-proof fencing round wheat stacks or stores or buildings containing wheat, flour, or other similar products;

(c) Hoardings for advertising purposes;

(d) Lining for walls or ceilings of houses; and

(e) Advertising and business signs,

or for any purpose notified by the Minister by notice in the Gazette to be, for the purposes of these Regulations, a prohibited purpose, shall be guilty of an offence.

Returns to be furnished.

3. The Minister may, by notice in the Gazette, require any persons or class of persons who have, in their possession or under their control, stocks of galvanized iron, or who deal in galvanized iron, to furnish to him, or to an officer thereto authorized by him, such returns or information as the Minister specifies, and any person who refuses or fails to supply any return or information required in pursuance of this Regulation shall be guilty of an offence.

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