New Zealand Gazette – 1939 – No. 68

Page 2279

✨ Emergency Regulations

SEPT. 1.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 2279

(8) No person shall do any act or attempt to do any act with intent
to evade, obstruct, or interfere with the effective censorship, whether
in New Zealand or elsewhere, and whether in pursuance of these
regulations or of the laws of any other country, of telegrams, letters,
or other postal packets.

PART III.—PUBLICITY.

REGULATION 12.—DIRECTOR OF PUBLICITY.

(1) The Governor-General may from time to time appoint a
Director of Publicity, who, under the control of the Board, shall be
charged with the administration of this part of these regulations.
(2) The Director of Publicity may resign office by notice in writing
to the Board through the Chairman of the Board, and may at any
time be removed by the Board by notice in writing or by public notice.
(3) The Director of Publicity shall receive such salary as may
from time to time be appropriated by Parliament for that purpose.
(4) The Director of Publicity may from time to time authorize
any officer of the Public Service or any other person to act on his
behalf for the purposes of this part of these regulations, and any such
appointment may at any time be revoked.

REGULATION 13.—PREJUDICIAL INFORMATION.

(1) Subject as hereafter provided, no person shall in any manner
likely to prejudice the public safety or the efficient prosecution of
any naval, military, or air force operations of His Majesty’s Forces
obtain, attempt to obtain, place by writing or otherwise on record,
communicate to any person, publish, or have in his possession any
document or record whatsoever of or containing any information
being or purporting to be information with respect to any of the
following matters, that is to say:—
(a) The number, description, armament, equipment, disposition,
movements, or condition of any of His Majesty’s forces,
vessels, or aircraft :
(b) Any operation or projected operation of any of His Majesty’s
forces, vessels, or aircraft :
(c) Any measures for the defence or fortification of any place on
behalf of His Majesty :
(d) The number, description, armament, equipment, dispositions,
movements or condition of any British vessel of the
Mercantile Marine or of a vessel of the Mercantile Marine
belonging to any State or a subject of any State other than
a State with which His Majesty is at war :
(e) Any cargo laden or about to be laden in any ship or commercial aircraft which is about to leave New Zealand or
which is in the course of a voyage from New Zealand, or
any statement as to the use or intended use in the service
of His Majesty of any ship which is about to leave New
Zealand or which is in the course of a voyage from New
Zealand :
(f) Any other matter whatsoever, information as to which would
or might be directly or indirectly useful to any State with
which His Majesty is at war.

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🏛️ Censorship and Publicity Emergency Regulations 1939 (continued from previous page)

Domain🏛️ Governance & Central Administration
Dated1 September 1939
KeywordsEmergency Regulations, Censorship, Communications, Postal Restrictions, Publicity, Director of Publicity, Prejudicial Information

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