STATUTORY RULES.

1922. No. 135.

REGULATIONS UNDER THE WAR PRECAUTIONS ACT REPEAL ACT 1920-1921.

I, THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL in and over the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, hereby make the following Regulation under the War Precautions Act Repeal Act 1920-1921, to come into operation forthwith.

Dated this 13th day of Sept, 1922.

(Sgd) Forster

Governor-General.

By His Excellency’s Command,

S. M. BRUCE

Treasurer.

Amendment of Alien Shareholders Regulations 1921.

(Statutory Rules 1921, No. 39.)

Regulation, 8 of the Alien Shareholders Regulations is amended by adding at the end thereof the following sub-regulations:—

(3) Notwithstanding anything contained in this regulation where a person desires to acquire shares in any company established for the purpose of carrying on the business of banking and the transfer of the shares contains a statement signed by the proposed transferee to the effect that he is not an alien and is not acquiring the shares mentioned in the transfer on behalf of an alien the provisions of this regulation as to making a declaration shall not apply.

(4) Any person who signs a statement for the purposes of the last preceding sub-regulation, which is untrue in any particular, shall be guilty of an offence against these Regulations.

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