Citrus Fruits Bounty Regulations (Cth)

STATUTORY RULES.

1938. No. 87.

REGULATIONS UNDER THE CITRUS FRUITS BOUNTY ACT 1938.*

I, THE ADMINISTRATOR of the Government of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, hereby make the following Regulations under the Citrus Fruits Bounty Act 1938.

 

Dated this thirty first day of August, 1938.

 

Administrator.

By His Excellency’s Command,

Acting Minister of State for Commerce.

 

Citrus Fruits Bounty Regulations.

Citation.

1. These Regulations may be cited as the Citrus Fruits Bounty Regulations.

Commencement.

2. These Regulations shall come into operation on the first day of September, 1938.

Definition.

3. In these. Regulations, “ the Act ” means the Citrus Fruits Bounty Act 1938, and, if at any time that Act is amended, includes that Act as so amended.

Claims for bounty.

4. A claim for bounty under section 6 of the Act, and an application for bounty under section 8 of the Act, shall be submitted to or lodged with the Secretary, Department of Commerce, Canberra, in accordance with a form approved by the Minister.

Prescribed authorities under section 6 (3.) of Act.

5. For the purposes of sub-section (3.) of section 6 of the Act and of these Regulations, the following officers shall be prescribed authorities:—

Senior Clerk, Department of Commerce, Sydney.

Senior Clerk, Department of Commerce, Melbourne.

Senior Clerk, Department of Commerce, Brisbane.

Senior Clerk, Department of Commerce, Adelaide.

Superintendent of Horticulture, Department, of Agriculture.

Perth.

Collector of Customs, Hobart.

 

* Notified in the Commonwealth Gazette on  1938.

4665.—8/18.8.1938.—Price 3d.

 

Returns by exporters.

6. —(1.) Any person who has exported citrus fruits during the period commencing on the first day of January, 1938, and ending on the thirty-first day of August, 1938, shall, not later than the thirtieth day of September, 1938, furnish to the prescribed authority in the State from which the citrus fruits were exported a return in relation to the citrus fruits in accordance with Form A in the Schedule to these Regulations.

(2.) Any person who exports citrus fruits during the period commencing on the first day of September, 1938, and ending on the thirty-first day of December, 1940, shall, during the month following any month in which he exports any citrus fruits, furnish to the prescribed authority in the State from which the citrus fruits were exported a return in relation to the citrus fruits in accordance with Form A in the Schedule to these Regulations.

(3.) The declaration contained in Form A in the Schedule to these Regulations shall be made before a Commissioner for Declarations, Justice of the Peace, Bank Manager, Postmaster (or Officer-in-charge of a Post Office), Stationmaster, or Constable or Officer of Police.

 

THE SCHEDULE.

 

Form a  Reg. 6.

Citrus Fruits Bounty Act 1938.

Citrus Fruits Bounty Regulations.

RETURN OF CITRUS FRUITS EXPORTED.

Note.—If citrus fruits have been exported during the period from 1st January, 1938, to 31st August, 1938, this form must be filled in with respect to all citrus fruits exported during that period and be furnished not later than 30th September, 1938, to the authority specified hereunder in the State from which the citrus fruits are exported. Thereafter, a return in accordance with this form must be completed and furnished, during the month following any month in which citrus fruits are exported, to the authority specified hereunder in the State from which the citrus fruits are exported.

[or]

The Senior Clerk, The Senior Clerk,

Department of Commerce.  Department of Commerce

A.M.P. Buildings, Commonwealth Bank Buildings,

419 Collins-street, Cnr. Pitt-street and Martin-place.

Melbourne, C.l. Sydney, N.S.W.

[or] [or]

The Senior Clerk, The Senior Clerk,

Department of Commerce, Department of Commerce,

Commonwealth Offices, Chamber of Manufactures Building,

Adelaide-street, 12 Pirie-street,

Brisbane. Adelaide

[or] [or]

The Collector of Customs,  The Superintendent of Horticulture,

Customs House, Department of Agriculture,

Hobart. Perth.

Failure to furnish a return when required is an offence punishable by a fine not exceeding £50 or by imprisonment for a period not exceeding three months.

To—

(a) Statement in full.

(b) If return is being furnished on behalf of a person, firm or company, here insert capacity in which return is furnished ; strike out if inapplicable.

(c) Here insert name of the person, firm or company on whose behalf return is furnished ; strike out if inapplicable.

(d) Here insert full address of exporter.

(e) Insert name of exporter,

I, (a) the (b)

of (c) of (d) hereby

declare that citrus, fruits particulars of which are set out hereunder were exported by (e) during the month (s) of ,19

The Schedule—continued.

Full name of grower.

Full address of grower.

Number of cases or boxes shipped.

Variety of Orange.

Vessel.

Sailing Date.

Port of shipment.

Destination.

Oranges or Mandarins.

Grape Fruit.

Lemon

Orange case or citrus box.

Australian or standard bushel case or box ; Australian or standard apple box.

Half lemon case. (Man darins only).

Orange case or citrus box.

Australian or standard bushel case.

Whole cases.

Half cases.

Lemon case or citrus box.

Australian or standard bushel case.

Half lemon case.

Dated at

the

day of

, 19

(Signature of person making declaration.)

(Signature of witness.*)

(Designation of witness.

(Address of witness.)

 

* The witness must be a Commissioner for Declarations, Justice of the Peace, Bank Manager, Postmaster (or Officer in Charge of a Post Office), Stationmaster, or Constable or Officer of Police.

 

By Authority: L. F. Johnston, Commonwealth Government Printer, Canberra.