STATUTORY RULES.

1918. No. 18.

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 twenty-third day of January, 1918.

R. M. FERGUSON,

Governor-General.

By His Excellency’s Command,

LITTLETON E. GROOM,

for the Minister of State for Defence.

Amendment of the War Precautions (Wool) Regulations.

(Statutory Rules 1916, No. 322, as amended by Statutory Rules 1917, Nos. 41, 52, 71, 146, 231, and 303.)

1. Regulation 10 of the War Precautions (Wool) Regulations is amended by omitting the words “Commonwealth Government,” wherever occurring, and by inserting in their stead the words, “Central Wool Committee.”

2. After regulation 25a of the War Precautions (Wool) Regulations, the following regulations are inserted:—

“25b. The Chairman of the Central Committee, acting for and on behalf of the Committee, may enter into an agreement with any person for the lease of premises to be used for any purpose in connexion with the carrying out of these Regulations.”

“25c. All expenditure approved by the Chairman of the Central Committee, acting for and on behalf of the Committee shall be deemed to have been duly authorized by the Committee.”

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