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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 63

The Supply Control Emergency Regulations 1939, Amendment No. 1.

GALWAY, Governor-General.

ORDER IN COUNCIL.

At the Government House at Wellington, this 18th day of June, 1940.

Present:

HIS EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL IN COUNCIL.

Pursuant to the Emergency Regulations Act, 1939, His Excellency the Governor-General, acting by and with the advice and consent of the Executive Council, doth hereby make the following regulations.

REGULATIONS.

REGULATION 1.—PRELIMINARY.

(1) These regulations may be cited as the Supply Control Emergency Regulations 1939, Amendment No. 1.

(2) These regulations shall be read together with and deemed part of the Supply Control Emergency Regulations 1939* (hereinafter referred to as the principal regulations).

(3) For the purposes of the principal regulations, unless the context otherwise requires, the term “industry” includes any trade, occupation, business, manufacture, works, or service of any kind whatsoever.

REGULATION 2.—CONTROLLED INDUSTRIES.

(1) The Minister may from time to time, if it appears to him to be necessary or expedient so to do for securing the public safety, the defence of New Zealand, or the efficient prosecution of any war in which His Majesty may be engaged, or for maintaining supplies and services essential to the life of the community, by notice declare that any industry is a controlled industry for the purposes of the principal regulations. Any such declaration may apply generally or may be limited to apply within any particular area.

(2) No person shall, while an industry is a controlled industry, commence to carry on business in that industry, or sell or transfer the control of any undertaking or of any part of an undertaking in that industry, unless he has the prior consent of the Minister.

(3) The Minister may from time to time, notwithstanding the provisions of any Act, require the proprietor of any undertaking which is being carried on, or which the Minister considers should be carried on, in a controlled industry to carry on the undertaking, or any part of the undertaking, in accordance with directions given by the Minister, and to keep such books, accounts, and other records relating thereto as may be directed by the Minister.

(4) Without prejudice to the generality of the last preceding clause, any such directions given thereunder may—

(a) Require the proprietor of the undertaking to employ upon such work and for such period as may be specified in the directions such persons or such class or description of persons or such number of persons or such number of persons of such class or description as may be so specified, not being persons who are stated by the Minister of National Service to be unavailable for such employment:

(b) Fix the price or remuneration to be paid for any goods produced or supplied, or services rendered, by the proprietor of the undertaking in accordance with the directions, whether or not that price or remuneration has previously been fixed or limited under any other enactment.

(5) No obligation or limitation imposed on the proprietor of the undertaking by or by virtue of any Act or other instrument determining his or its functions or powers shall prevent or excuse the proprietor from complying with any directions of the Minister.

(6) With a view to ascertaining whether any directions of the Minister with respect to any undertaking are complied with, any person authorized in that behalf by the Minister may at any time enter and inspect any premises used or appropriated for the purposes of the undertaking, and may inspect any books, accounts, or other documents relating to the undertaking.

REGULATION 3.—CONTROLLED UNDERTAKINGS.

(1) The Minister may, if it appears to him to be necessary or expedient so to do for securing the public safety, the defence of New Zealand, or the efficient prosecution of any war in which His Majesty may be engaged, or for maintaining supplies and services essential to the life of the community, by notice declare that any undertaking is a controlled undertaking for the purposes of the principal regulations.

• Statutory Regulations 1939, Serial number 1939/131, page 599.