1National Security (Timber Control) Regulations

STATUTORY RULES.

1942. No. 142.

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REGULATIONS UNDER THE NATIONAL SECURITY ACT 1939-1940.*

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 National Security Act 1939-1940.

Dated this twenty third day of March, 1942.

(SGD.) GOWRIE.

Governor-General.

By His Excellency’s Command,

Signed for and on behalf of the Minister of State for Defence Co-ordination

for and on behalf of the Minister of State for Defence Co-ordination.

National Security (Timber Control) Regulations.

Citation.

1. These Regulations may be cited as the National Security (Timber Control) Regulations.

Administration.

2. These Regulations shall be administered by the Minister of State for Munitions.

Objects.

3. The objects of these Regulations are to secure that, for all purposes arising out of the war in which His Majesty is engaged, an adequate supply of timber is maintained, and to that end to set up an authority to govern and direct the production, treatment, handling, sale, supply, movement, distribution, storage, marketing, and consumption of timber, and these Regulations shall be administered accordingly.

Definitions.

4. In these Regulations, unless the contrary intention appears—

“owner” includes, in relation to timber, any person who is in possession of, or entitled to possession of, timber or who has an interest in any timber or who has a licence or a permit to take or obtain any timber in any form whatsoever and includes any person in possession or occupation, or entitled to possession or occupation, of any sawmill, kiln-drying plant, planing mill, timber yard or timber or plywood factory;

*Notified in the Commonwealth Gazette on , 1942.

1929.—Price 3d. 25/13.3.1942.

“the Controller” means the Controller of Timber of the Department of Munitions;

“timber” includes all wood whether in growing, dead, felled or fallen trees, or sawn, treated or in any other form whatsoever, and any material, article, or commodity of which timber forms a constituent part, but does not include firewood, charcoal, or wood pulp.

Delegation by Controller.

5.—(1.) The Controller may, by writing under his hand, delegate to any person, all or any of his powers and functions and authorities under these Regulations (except this power of delegation) in relation to any matters or class of matters, or to any State, Territory or part of Australia, so that the delegated powers, functions and authorities may be exercised by the delegate with respect to the matters or class of matters, or the State, Territory or part of Australia specified in the instrument of delegation.