STATUTORY RULES.

1942. No. 469.

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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 twenty third day of October, 1942.

(SGD.) GOWRIE.

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:—

Smoking, lighting matches, &c., on ships prohibited.

“81.—(1.) Notwithstanding anything in any law of the Commonwealth or of any State or Territory of the Commonwealth, a person shall not smoke, and shall not ignite a match, smokers’ lighter or other device ordinarily used for the purpose of igniting tobacco—

(a) in the hold of any ship; or

(b) in any place on board a ship where a notice prohibiting smoking is displayed.

“(2.) A person shall not, while in charge or control of—

(a) the loading or discharging of any ship;

(b) any person engaged in the loading or discharging of any ship; or

(c) any other operation on any ship,

permit or suffer the doing of any act prohibited by the last preceding sub-regulation.

“(3.) This regulation shall be administered by the Minister of State for Commerce.”.

* 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. 265, and see also Statutory Rules 1942, Nos. 269, 271, 278, 280, 282, 295, 361, 370, 378, 391, 392 and 394.

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

6622.—Price 3d. 25/6.10.1942.