Numb. 63.

2053

THE

NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE

EXTRAORDINARY.

Published by Authority.

WELLINGTON, TUESDAY, JUNE 29, 1920.

Board of Trade Regulations.—Control of Distribution of Cement, Bricks, or Timber.

LIVERPOOL, Governor-General.

ORDER IN COUNCIL

At the Government House at Wellington, this twenty-eighth day of June, 1920.

Present:

HIS EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL IN COUNCIL.

WHEREAS by section twenty-six of the Board of Trade Act, 1919, it is provided that the Governor-General in Council, on the recommendation of the New Zealand Board of Trade, may make, by regulations under that Act (to be known as the Board of Trade Regulations), provision for the regulation and control of industries in any manner which is deemed necessary for the maintenance and prosperity of those industries and the economic welfare of New Zealand: And whereas by reason of the present deficiency in the supply of cement, bricks, and timber it is deemed necessary accordingly to make provision for the regulation and control of the cement industry, the brickmaking industry, and the timber industry respectively: And whereas the making of the regulations hereinafter set forth has been approved and recommended by the New Zealand Board of Trade in pursuance of the said Act:

Now, therefore, His Excellency the Governor-General of the Dominion of New Zealand, acting by and with the advice and consent of the Executive Council of the said Dominion, and in pursuance of the authority conferred upon him by section twenty-six of the Board of Trade Act, 1919, doth hereby, on the recommendation of the New Zealand Board of Trade, make the following regulations

REGULATIONS.

1. THESE regulations may be cited as the Board of Trade (Cement, Brick, and Timber) Regulations, 1920.

2. These regulations shall come into operation on the day after the publication thereof in the New Zealand Gazette.

3. For the purposes of these regulations the term “development work” includes any new construction, maintenance, or repair work of any nature whatsoever in which it is proposed that any cement, bricks, or timber shall be used, the estimated total completed cost of which exceeds £20, save and except (a) the formation, construction, or repair of any road, bridge, railway, or tramway out of moneys appropriated to such works by Parliament; or (b) the maintenance of any works occupied exclusively in the production of cement, bricks, or timber.

4. After the coming into operation of these regulations it shall not be lawful for any person to commence any development work, or, subject to clause 5 hereof, to continue any such development work, except in pursuance of such a permit issued in that behalf by or on behalf of the Board of Trade. Every application for a permit shall be in writing, and shall describe the work and state the quantities of cement, bricks, and timber required for that work.

5. Works in the construction of which cement, bricks, or timber have been actually used prior to the coming into operation of these regulations shall be deemed to be works in course of construction, and for a space of two months from the date of the gazetting of these regulations shall, for the purposes of clauses 7 and 10 hereof, be deemed to be development works for which a permit has been issued and is in force, unless by notice given by the Board of Trade to the person for whom such work is being done it has been directed that such work shall be discontinued, and all such works shall, after the expiry of the said space of two months, or after such notice to discontinue, be deemed to be development works in respect of which no permit has been issued, unless the person for whom such work is being done has applied for and obtained from the Board of Trade authority in writing to continue such works.

6. Any permit issued under these regulations shall be revocable at the will of the Board of Trade.

7. No person shall deliver any cement, bricks, or timber for the purpose of being used in any development work for which a permit has not been issued and is not in force at date of such delivery. A statement in writing, signed by the contractor or the person for whom the work is being done, asserting that a permit for such work has been obtained under these regulations and is in force, may be accepted by any person as evidence of such permit; and the production of such statement shall relieve such person so supplying cement, bricks, or timber from liability to penalties under these regulations.