Beer Excise Regulations (Amendment) (Cth)

STATUTORY RULES.

1922. No. 29.

 

REGULATIONS UNDER THE BEER EXCISE ACT 1901-1918.

I, THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL in and over the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council hereby make the following Regulations under the Beer Excise Act 1901-1918, to come into operation forthwith.

Dated this twenty-second day of February, 1922.

FORSTER,

Governor-General.

By His Excellency’s Command,

ARTHUR S. RODGERS,

Minister of State for Trade and Customs.

 

Amendment of Beer Excise Regulations 1913.

(Statutory Rules 1913, No. 317, as amended to this date.)

1. After regulation 26a of the Beer Excise Regulations 1913, the following regulation is inserted:—

Declarations by Agents.

“26b. (1) Forms containing declarations may be signed by a duly authorized agent in cases where the principal is legally incapable of making a declaration.

(2) Any officer may require from any agent the production of his written authority from the principal for whom he claims to act, and in default of the production of such authority may refuse to recognise the agency.

(3) Any declaration made by an agent in pursuance of this regulation shall be held to have been made with the knowledge and consent of the principal, so that in any prosecution in respect of any declaration made by any such agent the principal shall be liable only to the pecuniary punishment provided by the Act or these Regulations as if such declaration had been made by the principal.’’

2. The Schedule to the Beer Excise Regulations is amended by adding, at the end thereof, the following Form:—

“Form 8.

Regulation 26b, Commonwealth of Australia—The Beer Excise Act 1901-1918.

Authority to Agent to Sign Declarations.

(a)Here insert name of principal.

(b) Here insert name of person authorized.

(a)  hereby authorizes (b)

(whose signature appears below) to sign as its agent forms containing declarations prescribed by the Beer Excise Regulations 1913 (Statutory Rules 1913, No. 317, as amended to this date) made under the Beer Excise Act 1901-1918.

Dated the day of , 19 .

(c) Here insert “Company,” “Corporation,” or as the case may be.

In witness whereof the Common Seal of the (c)was affixed hereto in the presence of

To the Collector of Customs at

Signature of person authorized.”

  

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