STATUTORY RULES.

1941. No. 112.

REGULATION UNDER THE NATIONAL SECURITY ACT 1939-1940.*

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 National Security Act 1939-1940.

Dated this twenty-eighth day of May, 1941.

GOWRIE

Governor-General.

By His Excellency’s Command,

A. FADDEN

for Minister of State for Defence Co-ordination.

Amendment of National Security (General) Regulations.†

Regulation 7a of the National Security (General) Regulations is amended—

(a) by omitting from sub-regulation (1.) the words “the next succeeding sub-regulation” and inserting in their stead the words “sub-regulation (2.) of this regulation”;

(b) by inserting after sub-regulation (1a.) the following sub-regulation :—

“(1b.) After the thirtieth day of June, 1941, a person shall not engage any other person as an officer or member of the crew of any merchant vessel unless that other person is the holder of a permit issued in pursuance of this regulation, and a person shall not be employed as an officer or member of the crew of any merchant vessel registered in Australia unless he is the holder of a permit issued in pursuance of this regulation”;

(c) by inserting in sub-regulation (2.), after the word “may” (first occurring) the words “subject to sub-regulation (1b.) of this regulation,”; and

(d) by inserting in sub-regulation (7.) in the definition of “picking-up place”, after the words “waterside workers” the words “or seamen”.

* Notified in the Commonwealth Gazette on 28th May, 1941.

† Statutory Rules 1939, No. 87, as amended by Statutory Rules 1939, Nos. 103, 174 and 177, 1940, Nos. 8, 32, 44, 45, 67, 71, 91, 93, 113, 118, 119, 120, 127, 191, 243, 246, 261, 262, 268, 264 and 270; and 1941, Nos. 2, 8, 9, 40 and 69.

By Authority: L. F. Johnston, Commonwealth Government Printer, Canberra.

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