Cellulose Acetate Flake Bounty Act 1965 (Cth)

Cellulose Acetate Flake Bounty

No. 26 of 1965

An Act to amend the Cellulose Acetate Flake Bounty Act 1956-1964.

[Assented to 28 May, 1965]

BE it enacted by the Queen’s Most Excellent Majesty, the Senate, and the House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Australia, as follows:—

Short title and citation.

1.—(1.) This Act may be cited as the Cellulose Acetate Flake Bounty Act 1965.

 

(2.) The Cellulose Acetate Flake Bounty Act 1956-1964 is in this Act referred to as the Principal Act.

(3.) The Principal Act, as amended by this Act, may be cited as the Cellulose Acetate Flake Bounty Act 1956-1965.

Commencement.

2.—(1.) Subject to this section, this Act shall be deemed to have come into operation on the nineteenth day of March, One thousand nine hundred and sixty-five.

(2.) Section 7 of this Act shall come into operation on the day on which this Act receives the Royal Assent.

Definitions.

3. Section 3 of the Principal Act is amended—

(a) by omitting from paragraph (b) of the definition of “period to which this Act applies” the word “or”; and

(b) by omitting paragraph (c) of that definition and inserting in its stead the following paragraphs:—

“(c) the period that commenced on the first day of July, One thousand nine hundred and sixty-four, and ended on the eighteenth day of March, One thousand nine hundred and sixty-five;

“(d) the year that commenced on the nineteenth day of March, One thousand nine hundred and sixty-five; or

“(e) either of the two years next succeeding the year referred to in the last preceding paragraph;”.

Specification of bounty.

4. Section 5 of the Principal Act is amended by omitting sub-section (2.).

5. Section 7 of the Principal Act is repealed and the following section inserted in its stead:—

Rate of bounty.

“7. The rate of the bounty is—

(a) in respect of cellulose acetate flake sold before the nineteenth day of March, One thousand nine hundred and sixty-five—Sevenpence per pound; or

(b) in respect of cellulose acetate flake sold on or after that date—Sixpence per pound.”.

Limit of available bounty.

6. Section 8 of the Principal Act is amended—

(a) by omitting from paragraph (a) of sub-section (1.) the word “and” (last occurring); and

 

(b) by omitting paragraph (b) of sub-section (1.) and inserting in its stead the following paragraphs:—

“(b) in respect of cellulose acetate flake sold during the period to which this Act applies that commenced on the first day of July, One thousand nine hundred and sixty-four—is Sixty-four thousand three hundred and fifty pounds;

“(c) in respect of cellulose acetate flake sold during the period to which this Act applies that commenced on the nineteenth day of March, One thousand nine hundred and sixty-five—is One hundred and twelve thousand pounds;

“(d) in respect of cellulose acetate flake sold during the period to which this Act applies that commences on the nineteenth day of March, One thousand nine hundred and sixty-six—is One hundred and twelve thousand pounds; and

“(e) in respect of cellulose acetate flake sold during the period to which this Act applies that commences on the nineteenth day of March, One thousand nine hundred and sixty-seven—is One hundred and twelve thousand pounds.”.

7. After section 19 of the Principal Act the following section is inserted:—

Delegation.

“19a.—(1.) The Minister or the Comptroller-General may, either generally or in relation to a matter or class of matters and either in relation to the whole of the Commonwealth or to a State or part of the Commonwealth, by writing under his hand, delegate all or any of his powers and functions under this Act (except this power of delegation).

“(2.) A power or function so delegated may be exercised or performed by the delegate in accordance with the instrument of delegation.

“(3.) A delegation under this section is revocable at will and does not prevent the exercise of a power or the performance of a function by the Minister or the Comptroller-General, as the case may be.”.