New Zealand Gazette – 1917 – No. 32

Page 699

✨ War Regulations



Num. 32. 699

THE

NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE

EXTRAORDINARY.

Published by Authority.

WELLINGTON, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 1917.

Additional Regulations under the War Regulations Act, 1914.

LIVERPOOL, Governor.

ORDER IN COUNCIL.

At the Government Buildings at Wellington, this sixteenth day of
February, 1917.

Present:

THE HONOURABLE SIR JAMES ALLEN, K.C.B., PRESIDING IN COUNCIL.

I, ARTHUR WILLIAM DE BRITO SAVILE, Earl of Liverpool, the
Governor of the Dominion of New Zealand, acting by and with
the advice and consent of the Executive Council of the said Dominion,
and having regard to the exigencies of the present war and the condi-
tions created thereby, do hereby, in pursuance of the War Regulations
Act, 1914, and its amendments, make the following additional regula-
tions under that Act and its amendments for the purpose of better secur-
ing the public safety, the defence of New Zealand, and the effective
conduct of the military and naval operations of His Majesty during the
present war, and for the maintenance of industries essential for the
public welfare.

REGULATIONS.

  1. The Governor, if satisfied that any industry is essential for the public
    welfare, may by Order in Council declare that industry to be an in-
    dustry essential for the public welfare.

SEDITIONOUS STRIKES AND SEDITIONOUS LOCKOUTS.

  1. No person shall be a party to a seditious strike or to a seditious
    lockout, or shall incite, encourage, or procure any such strike or lockout
    or the continuance thereof.

  2. “Seditious strike” means any strike, or transaction in the nature
    of a strike, or combination, agreement, common understanding, or con-
    certed action on the part of any workers, which is intended or has a
    tendency to interfere with—

(a.) The effective conduct of military or naval preparations or opera-
tions during the present war, whether in New Zealand or
elsewhere; or

(b.) The manufacture, production, output, supply, delivery, or car-
age of goods or articles required by His Majesty, whether in
New Zealand or elsewhere, for any purpose in connection with
the present war; or

(c.) The lading, unlading, manning, equipment, despatch, or use of
any vessel carrying or about to carry from New Zealand any



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🏛️ Additional Regulations under the War Regulations Act, 1914

🏛️ Governance & Central Administration
16 February 1917
War Regulations, Public Safety, Defence, Military Operations, Public Welfare
  • ARTHUR WILLIAM DE BRITO SAVILE, Earl of Liverpool, the Governor of the Dominion of New Zealand
  • THE HONOURABLE SIR JAMES ALLEN, K.C.B., PRESIDING IN COUNCIL