Cattle Export Bounty Regulations (Cth)

STATUTORY RULES.

1924. No. 157.

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REGULATIONS UNDER THE CATTLE EXPORT BOUNTY ACT 1924.

I, THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL in and over the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, do hereby make the following Regulations under the Cattle Export Bounty Act 1924, to come into operation forthwith.

Dated this fifteenth day of October, 1924.

FORSTER,

Governor-General.

By His Excellency’s Command,

H. E. PRATTEN,

Minister of State for Trade and Customs.

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Cattle Export Bounty Regulations.

Short title.

1.These Regulations may be cited as the Cattle Export Bounty Regulations.

Definitions.

2. (1) In these Regulations, unless the contrary intention appears—

“Bounty” means bounty under the Act;

“Collector” means Collector of Customs for a State;

“Exporter” means any person firm or company engaged either directly or indirectly in the exportation from the Commonwealth of live cattle for slaughter;

“Officer” means an Officer of Customs;

“The Act” means the Cattle Export Bounty Act 1924.

(2) Any reference in these Regulations to a Form shall unless the contrary intention appears be read as a reference to a Form in the Schedule to these Regulations.

Claims for bounty.

3. (1) Claims for bounty shall be rendered to the Collector on the Form No. 12 prescribed by the Treasury Regulations 1919.

(2) When the claim is submitted by or on behalf of an exporter who is a bona fide pastoralist the claim shall be accompanied by a certificate in accordance with Form 1.

(3) When the exporter is not a bona fide pastoralist the claim shall be accompanied by certificates in accordance with Forms 1 and 2.

(4) When, in the opinion of the Comptroller-General of Customs, it is not necessary or practicable to furnish certificates strictly in accordance with the Forms in the schedule to these Regulations in order to secure payment of the bounty, the Comptroller-General may authorize such suspension or variation of any of the conditions, not being conditions prescribed by the Act, as he considers necessary.

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Powers of officer.

4.An officer may at all reasonable times enter upon any meat works or establishment of any person, firm or company, who or which has lodged a claim for bounty, and may inspect the accounts, books and documents for the purpose of examination and audit, and the person, firm or company shall provide all facilities for the examination and audit, otherwise the claim for bounty shall not be entertained.

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THE SCHEDULE.

FORM 1.

Cattle Bounty.

Cattle Exported for Slaughter Outside the Commonwealth.

This is to certify that  head of cattle from   Station, sold by   on  were shipped at   Port to  Port for slaughter on the   day of  1924.

 Exporter.

 Witness.

The cattle referred to in the above Certificate were shipped per s.s. to   on   192 .

 Officer of Customs.

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FORM 2.

Cattle Bounty.

Certificate from Pastoralist as to his being satisfied with Price for Cattle sold (other than at auction sales) for Export for Slaughter.

In connexion with   head of cattle owned by me and sold to  on the   19  for export for slaughter, I am satisfied that the price received by me for such cattle included the export bounty of Ten shillings per head.

 Pastoralist.

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