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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
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(5) The Minister may from time to time, if it appears to him
to be necessary or expedient so to do for the effectual exercise of
any of the powers or functions conferred upon him or upon any
Controller by the principal regulations, authorize the purchase of
any goods and the sale or other disposition of any goods so
purchased.
(6) For the purposes of this regulation the term “goods” includes
all chattels personal other than money or things in action, and also
includes machinery, notwithstanding that it may be attached to any
land or building.

REGULATION 5.—CONTRACTS.

(1) Where the failure, whether before or after the commencement
of these regulations, to fulfil any contract has been directly or
indirectly due to compliance on the part of any person with any of the
provisions of the principal regulations or with any direction, restriction,
requirement, or condition given or imposed thereunder, or has been
directly or indirectly due to the exercise by the Minister or by any
Controller of any of the powers or functions conferred by the principal
regulations, proof of that fact shall be a good defence to any action or
proceeding in respect of the failure.
(2) This regulation shall apply with respect to all contracts whether
made before or after the commencement of these regulations.

REGULATION 6.—ADVISORY BODIES.

(1) The Minister may appoint an Advisory Council, to be known
as the Supply Advisory Council, consisting of such persons as the
Minister thinks fit.
(2) The function of the Supply Advisory Council shall be to advise
the Minister as to any matters referred to it by him relating to the
administration of the principal regulations or affecting production
or supply.
(3) At any meeting of the Supply Advisory Council at which the
Minister is present he shall act as chairman, and at all other meetings
the chairman shall be a person nominated by the Minister.
(4) The Minister may also, if he thinks it expedient so to do, from
time to time appoint an advisory committee in relation to any
particular industry or part of an industry, whether within a particular
area or not, or in relation to any particular undertaking or under-
takings. The Minister may define the functions of any such advisory
committee, and those functions may include the formulation of plans
or proposals for the organization of the industry, part of the industry,
undertaking, or undertakings, as the case may be, with a view to
securing the more efficient working thereof.
(5) The Supply Advisory Council and all advisory committees
appointed under this regulation shall hold office during the pleasure
of the Minister and shall be subject in all things to the control of the
Minister.
(6) There shall be paid out of moneys appropriated by Parliament
for the purpose to the members of the Supply Advisory Council and
of every advisory committee appointed under this regulation, not
being officers of the Public Service, such remuneration by way of
salary, fees, or allowances, and such travelling expenses and allow-
ances as may from time to time be directed or approved by the
Minister of Finance, either generally or in respect of any particular
person or class of persons.

REGULATION 7.—OFFENCES.

Regulation 10 of the principal regulations is hereby amended by
adding the following clauses :—
“ (3) Every person who obstructs any person in the exercise or in
the attempted exercise of any right or power conferred under these
regulations commits an offence against these regulations.
“ (4) Every person who commits an offence against these regula-
tions shall be liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding
£200 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding twelve months or
to both such fine and such imprisonment in the case of an individual,
or to a fine not exceeding £1,000 in the case of a company or other
corporation.”

C. A. JEFFERY,
Clerk of the Executive Council.