STATUTORY RULES.

1947. No. 4.

REGULATION UNDER THE DEFENCE (TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS) ACT 1946.*

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 Defence (Transitional Provisions) Act 1946.

Dated this sixth day of February, 1948.

W. J. McKell

Governor-General.

By His Excellency’s Command,

for and on behalf of the Minister of State for Post-war Reconstruction.

Amendment of the National Security (General) Regulations.†

Regulation 31a of the National Security (General) Regulations is amended by inserting after sub-regulation (1.) the following sub-regulations :—

Unauthorised possession, use or sale of uniforms and badges.

“(1a.) A person shall not, without the permission in writing of the Secretary-General of the Anzac Agency of the Imperial War Graves Commission, or of a person authorized by the Secretary-General to give such permissions, use or display, or cause or permit to be used or displayed, on or in connexion with any grave or memorial, any badge or emblem, including any form of representation or imitation of any badge or emblem, which is or has been used officially in connexion with the naval, military or air forces of the Commonwealth or of any other part of the King’s dominions or any unit of any such forces.

“(1b.) The last preceding sub-regulation shall not apply in relation to any use or display which commenced before the commencement of this regulation.”

* Notified in the Commonwealth Gazette on , 1947.

† Being the Regulations having this title as in force under the Defence (Transitional Provisions) Act 1946, as amended by Statutory Rules 1947, No. 21. The Statutory Rules comprised in the Regulations having the corresponding title under the National Security Act 1939-1946 are set out in footnote to Statutory Rules 1947, No. 21.

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

6827.—Price 3d. 10/28.10.1947.