STATUTORY RULES.

1927. No. 90.

REGULATIONS UNDER THE NAVIGATION ACT 1912–1926.

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 Navigation Act 1912–1926, to come into operation forthwith.

Dated this thirteenth day of August, 1927.

STONEHAVEN,

Governor-General.

By His Excellency’s Command,

THOS. W. CRAWFORD,

for Minister of State for Trade and Customs.

Amendment of Navigation (Deck Cargo and Live Stock)

Regulations.

(Statutory Rules 1926, No. 89, as amended by Statutory Rules 1926, No. 155.)

Regulation 6 of the Navigation (Deck Cargo and Live Stock) Regulations is amended by inserting, after sub-regulation (2), the following sub-regulations:—

Notice of intention to load live stock or deck cargo.

“(2a.) All inspections by surveyors shall be made in official hours wherever possible. When it is necessary, for the convenience of the owner, or for some other reason satisfactory to the Deputy Director, that an inspection be made before or after official hours, application shall be made by the master or owner in Form S. & E.—8 of the Navigation (Survey and Equipment) Regulations.

(2b.) For the services of a surveyor in making an inspection before or after official hours, the charge shall be as provided in Schedule II. to the Navigation (Survey and Equipment) Regulations.”

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