1National Registration Regulations

STATUTORY RULES.

1939. No. 55.

REGULATIONS UNDER THE NATIONAL REGISTRATION ACT 1939.*

I, THE DEPUTY OF 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 National Registration Act 1939.

Dated this sixth day of July, 1939.

Signature of the Deputy of the Governor-General.

Deputy of the Governor-General.

by his Excellency’s command.

Signature of the Minister of State for Defence.

Minister of State for Defence.

National Registration Regulations.

Citation.

1. These Regulations may be cited as the National Registration Regulations.

Definition.

2. In these Regulations, “the Act” means the National Registration Act 1939.

Declaration by officers.

3. The declaration to be made by officers in pursuance of section 11 of the Act shall be in accordance with the form of declaration contained in the Schedule to these Regulations.

Perscribed value of property.

4. For the purposes of sub-section (2.) of section 17 of the Act, the prescribed value of property shall be Five hundred pounds.

Method of filling in and furnishing property census forms.

5.—(1.) For the purpose of the census of property directed to be taken under the Act, every person who is required to fill in and furnish to the Commonwealth Statistician a form or forms in pursuance of sub-section (2.) of section 17 of the Act shall—

(a) obtain, or cause to be obtained, the form or forms which he is so required to fill in and furnish;

(b) fill in and supply in the form or forms, in accordance with the instructions contained in or accompanying it or them, all the particulars specified therein;

(c) except in the case of a company or other corporate body, sign his name to the form; and

(d) within the time specified in the Proclamation by which the census is directed to be taken, transmit the form or forms to the Commonwealth Statistician in accordance with the instructions contained in or accompanying it or them.

(2.) The form to be filled in and furnished by a company or other corporate body in accordance with the provisions of sub-section (2.) of section 17 of the Act shall be signed by the legal representative of the company or corporate body. For the purposes of this sub-regulation, the expression “legal representative” means, in relation to any company or corporate body, the secretary or manager, or a director or other principal executive officer of the company or corporate body.