STATUTORY RULES.

1948. No. 10.

REGULATIONS UNDER THE DEFENCE (TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS) ACT 1946-1947.*

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 Defence (Transitional Provisions) Act 1946-1947.

Dated this twelfth day of January, 1948.

W. J. McKell

Governor-General.

By His Excellency’s Command,

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

Amendments of the National Security (Wheat Acquisition) Regulations.†

Expropriation of wheat.

1. Regulation 14 of the National Security (Wheat Acquisition) Regulations is amended by adding at the end thereof the following sub-regulations :—

“(2.) An order under the last preceding sub-regulation may be expressed to apply to wheat not in existence, or not harvested, at the date of publication of the order in the Gazette.

“(3.) Where an order under sub-regulation (1.) of this regulation is made in respect of any wheat, the Minister may, by the same order or by a subsequent order published in the Gazette, make provision for the revesting in the person from whom any of that wheat is acquired of any of the wheat so acquired which has not been delivered or consigned to a licensed receiver.”.

Returns.

2. Regulation 15 of the National Security (Wheat Acquisition) Regulations is repealed.

* Notified in the Commonwealth Gazette on , 1948.

† Being the Statutory Rules having that title as in force under the Defence (Transitional Provisions) Act 1946-1947. Regulations under the National Security Act 1939-1946 having the corresponding title comprising Statutory Rules 1939, No. 96, as amended by Statutory Rules 1939, Nos. 120, 155 and 180; 1940, Nos. 10, 132, 174, 208 and 271; 1941, Nos. 80, 110, 256 and 273; 1942, Nos. 66 and 426; 1943, Nos. 52 and 196; and 1945, No. 9. The regulations were also amended by the Defence (Transitional Provisions) Act 1946 and the Defence (Transitional Provisions) Act 1947.

7783.—Price 3d. 10/22.12.1947.

Compensation.

3.—(1.) Regulation 19 of the National Security (Wheat Acquisition) Regulations is amended—

(a) by omitting from sub-regulation (1.) all the words after the words “in accordance with” and inserting in their stead the words “a form approved by the Board”;

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

“(1a.) A person entitled to compensation in respect of wheat of any season acquired under these Regulations, being a person who has made a claim in accordance with the last preceding sub-regulation, shall be entitled to be paid an amount of compensation calculated by the Board in accordance with this regulation on the basis of the fate of compensation for fair average quality bagged wheat or bulk wheat, as the case may be, of that season determined by the Minister, on the recommendation of the Board, on a free on rails at main ports basis (without regard to any deduction authorized by this regulation to be made).”;

(c) by omitting from sub-regulation (2.) the symbols and figure “(1.)” and inserting in their stead the symbols and figure “(1a.)”;

(d) by omitting from sub-regulation (2.) the words “in respect of” and inserting in their stead the word “affecting”;

(e) by omitting from sub-regulation (2a.) the words “basis of the” and inserting in their stead the words “rate or rates of”;

(f) by inserting in sub-regulation (2a.) after the word “compensation” (second occurring), the words “at the relevant rate”; and

(g) by omitting sub-regulation (2ab.).

(2.) The amendments made by the last preceding sub-regulation shall apply in relation to all claims in respect of which the Minister has not, before the commencement of this regulation, made a determination of the amount of compensation payable.

The Schedule.

4. The Schedule to the National Security (Wheat Acquisition) Regulations is amended by omitting Form B.

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