Bounty (Books) Regulations (Cth)
BOUNTY (BOOKS) REGULATIONS - In force under the Bounty (Books) Act 1969
- Reprinted as at 30 September 1982 (HISTREG CHAP 270 #DATE 30:09:1982)
- Reprinted as at 30 September 1982 (HISTREG CHAP 270 #DATE 30:09:1982)
*1* The Bounty (Books) Regulations (in force under the Bounty (Books) Act 1969)
indicated in the Tables below.
Table of Statutory Rules
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Date of Application,
saving
Year and notification Date of or transitional
number in Gazette commencement provisions
----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1976 No. 100 18 May 1976 18 May 1976
1981 No. 303 30 Oct 1981 30 Oct 1981 -
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ad. = added or inserted am. = amended rep. = repealed rs. = repealed and
substituted
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Provision affected How affected
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R.2 . . . . . . . . . am. 1981 No. 303
R.5 . . . . . . . . . am. 1981 No. 303
Schedule . . . . . . . am. 1981 No. 303
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BOUNTY (BOOKS) REGULATIONS - TABLE OF PROVISIONS TABLE
TABLE OF PROVISIONS
Regulation
1. Citation
2. Interpretation
3. Authorized agent
4. Form of application and declaration
5. Particulars required in application for bounty
SCHEDULE
APPOINTMENT OF AUTHORIZED AGENT
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BOUNTY (BOOKS) REGULATIONS - SECT. 1.
Citation
1. These Regulations may be cited as the Bounty (Books) Regulations.*1*
See notes to first article of this CHAPTER.
BOUNTY (BOOKS) REGULATIONS - SECT. 2.
Interpretation
2. In these Regulations, unless the contrary intention appears-
"appropriate officer" means-
(a) in the case of a manufacturer or applicant who carries on business in a State-the Collector for the State;
(b) in the case of a manufacturer or applicant who carries on business in the Northern Territory-the Collector for the Northern Territory; or
(c) in the case of a manufacturer or applicant who carries on business in the Australian Capital Territory-the Comptroller-General;
"authorized agent" means a person appointed under regulation 3 to be an authorized agent;
"bounty" means bounty under the Act;
"the Act" means the Bounty (Books) Act 1969.
BOUNTY (BOOKS) REGULATIONS - SECT. 3.
Authorized agent
3. (1) A manufacturer may, by instrument in writing in accordance with the form in the Schedule, appoint an authorized agent to execute on his behalf a notice, declaration, certificate or other document that the manufacturer is required to execute by, or for the purposes of, the Act or these Regulations, and the authorized agent may execute on behalf of the manufacturer such a notice, declaration, certificate or other document.
(2) Where a notice, declaration, certificate or document referred to in sub-regulation (1) has been executed by an authorized agent of a manufacturer, the manufacturer is subject to the same liabilities and penalties as if he had executed that notice, declaration, certificate or document.
(3) A notice, declaration, certificate or other document so executed shall be as effective as if it had been executed by the principal.
(4) A manufacturer who has appointed an authorized agent may revoke the appointment by writing under his hand.
(5) The appointment or revocation of an authorized agent shall be delivered to the appropriate officer.
BOUNTY (BOOKS) REGULATIONS - SECT. 4.
Form of application and declaration
4. (1) An application for bounty in respect of the production of an Australian book shall-
(a) be in writing and state the particulars referred to in regulation 5 relating to the book;
(b) be signed by the applicant in the presence of a witness;
(c) be signed by that witness and state his address and occupation;
(d) contain a declaration signed by the applicant that the particulars relating to the books set out in the application for bounty are true and correct in every particular; and
(e) be delivered to the appropriate officer within 3 months after the date of completion of production of the book to which the application relates, or within such extended period as the appropriate officer allows under sub-regulation (2).
(2) Where it is not reasonably practicable, for reasons outside the control of the applicant, for the application for bounty to be delivered to the appropriate officer within the period of 3 months specified in paragraph (1) (e), the appropriate officer shall, if the applicant requests in writing an extension of that period (whether the request is made before or after the expiration of that period), extend the period within which the application for bounty may be delivered for a specified period, being a reasonable period having regard to the circumstances of the particular case.
BOUNTY (BOOKS) REGULATIONS - SECT. 5.
Particulars required in application for bounty
5. An application for bounty in respect of the production of a book shall state-
(a) the name and address of the applicant for bounty;
(b) the address of the registered premises at which the book was produced;
(c) the date of registration of the premises or the date from which the registration of the premises is to be deemed to take effect under sub-section 11 (6) of the Act;
(d) the name and address of the publisher of the book;
(e) the date of the agreement or agreements between the publisher of the book and the manufacturer or manufacturers of the book;
(f) such particulars relating to the book, including its title, author, subject matter and number of printed pages as are relevant to determine whether bounty is payable on the production of the book;
(g) the number of copies of the book produced;
(h) details of the costs incurred or proposed to be incurred in the production process in respect of which bounty is claimed;
(i) the amount of bounty claimed;
(j) the period during which the book was produced;
(k) whether anything has been done or omitted to be done by the applicant, or to the best of his knowledge and belief, by any other person, whereby the right of the manufacturer to bounty has been forfeited or taken away; and
(l) whether, to the best knowledge and belief of the applicant, an application for bounty has been made, and whether any bounty has been paid in respect of the production process for which bounty is claimed.
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BOUNTY (BOOKS) REGULATIONS - SCHEDULE 1 SCH
SCHEDULE
Regulation 3
AUSTRALIA
Bounty (Books) Act 1969
APPOINTMENT OF AUTHORIZED AGENT
To the Comptroller-General/Collector of Customs
I, (a) , hereby appoint
(b) , a specimen of whose signature
appears hereunder, to be my authorized agent for the purposes of the Bounty
(Books) Act 1969 and the Regulations made thereunder.
Dated at the day of 19 .
(c)
(d)
(e)
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(a) Insert name and address of manufacturer
(b) Insert name, address and occupation of agent
(c) Signature of manufacturer
(d) Signature, occupation and address of witness
(e) Signature of agent
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