STATUTORY RULES.

1923. No. 114.

REGULATIONS UNDER THE WAR SERVICE HOMES ACT 1918-1920.

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 Service Homes Act 1918-1920, to come into operation forthwith.

Dated this twenty-ninth day of August, 1923.

FORSTER,

Governor-General.

By His Excellency’s Command,

P. G. STEWART,

Minister of State for Works and Railways.

Amendment of War Service Homes Regulations 1919.

(Statutory Rules 1919, No. 177, as amended to this date.)

1. After regulation 19g of the War Service Homes Regulations the following regulation is inserted:—

Payment by applicant of interest on progress payments to contractor.

“19h. Where the Commissioner erects a dwelling-house on behalf of an applicant, the applicant shall be liable to the Commissioner for interest on progress payments made to a contractor from the date of each respective payment by the Commissioner, and such interest shall be paid to the Commissioner on or before the last day of the calendar month during which the final instalment to a contractor is paid by the Commissioner.

2. After regulation 43 of the War Service Homes Regulations the following regulation is inserted:—

All insurances to be effected with Commissioner.

“43a. All insurances in pursuance of the Act shall, unless the Commissioner otherwise directs, be effected with the Commissioner, and all premiums for such insurances effected with the Commissioner shall be paid to the Commissioner and credited to the War Service Homes Insurance Trust Account in accordance with section 40 of the Act.”

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