1Landing of Sailors and Soldiers from Foreign Men-of-War and Transports Regulations (Provisional)

STATUTORY RULES.

1911. No. 29.

PROVISIONAL REGULATIONS UNDER THE DEFENCE ACTS 1903-1910.

I, THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL in and over the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, hereby certify that, on account of urgency, the following Regulations under the Defence Acts 1903-1910, should come into immediate operation, and make the Regulation to come into operation forthwith as a Provisional Regulation.

Dated this third day of March, One thousand nine hundred and eleven.

DUDLEY,

Governor-General.

By His Excellency’s Command,

G. F. PEARCE.

LANDING OF SAILORS AND SOLDIERS FROM FOREIGN MEN-OF-WAR AND TRANSPORTS.

1. Applications to land armed parties to fire salutes, and for permission to land unarmed men for shore leave exceeding 100 in number, will be made to the Governor of the State, who for this purpose is deemed to be the Deputy of the Governor-General.

2. All other applications for permission to land armed parties are to be addressed to the Governor-General, who will notify the Governor of the State in which the permission has been granted.

3. Foreign Officers are in all cases permitted to wear their swords when on shore.

4. Unarmed parties may, with the consent of the local civil authorities, be landed for the purpose of assisting the police.

5. These Regulations supersede the Regulations relating to the landing of sailors and soldiers from Foreign Men-of-War and Transports made on the 8th April, 1910 (Statutory Rules 1910, No. 29).

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