STATUTORY RULES.

1942. No. 378.

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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 first day of September, 1942.

Governor-General.

By His Excellency’s Command,

for and on behalf of the Minister of State for Defence.

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Amendment of National Security (Supplementary) Regulations.†

The National Security (Supplementary) Regulations are amended by adding at the end thereof the following regulation:—

Closing of hotels, and theatres on 3rd September, 1942.

“68.—(1.) A person holding a licence for the sale of intoxicating liquor in respect of any hotel, wine saloon or other business premises shall not, on the 3rd day of September, 1942 before One o’clock in the afternoon, keep the hotel, wine saloon or premises open for the sale, supply or disposal of intoxicating liquor or sell, supply or dispose of, or cause or permit the sale, supply or disposal of, intoxicating liquor to any person to whom it would be unlawful to sell, supply or dispose of intoxicating liquor at the hotel, wine saloon or premises if that day were a Sunday, and no such person last-mentioned shall, without lawful excuse, enter or be in the hotel, wine saloon or premises on that day before that time.

* Notified in the Commonwealth Gazette on      , 1942.

† Statutory Rules 1940, No. 126, as amended to date. For previous National Security (Supplementary) Regulations see footnote† to Statutory Rules 1942, No. 246, and see also Statutory Rules 1942, Nos. 265, 269, 271, 278, 280, 282, 295, 353, 361 and 370.

6208—Price 3d. 25/26.8.1942.

“(2.) A person shall not, on the 3rd day of September, 1942, hold or conduct or cause or permit to be held or conducted any public entertainment in any theatre (including a picture theatre), public hall or other like building prior to One o’clock in the afternoon.

“(3.) A person who is the owner, lessee or occupier of, or who has control of, any building or other place shall not cause, permit or suffer to be held thereon any entertainment in violation of, or contrary to, this regulation.

“(4.) Nothing in this regulation shall render anything lawful which would otherwise be unlawful.”.

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