Commerce (Export Dairy Produce) Regulations (Amendment) (Cth)

STATUTORY RULES.

1934. No. 6.

 

REGULATIONS UNDER THE CUSTOMS ACT 1901-1930 AND THE COMMERCE (TRADE DESCRIPTIONS) ACT 1905-1933.

I, THE GOVERNOR GENERAL in and over the Commonwealth of: Australia, acting with theadvice of the Federal Executive Council, hereby make the following Regulations under the Customs Act 1901-1930 and the Commerce (Trade Descriptions) Act 1905-1933.

Dated the sixteenth day of January, 1934.

ISAAC A. ISAACS

Governor-General.

By His Excellency’s Command

FRED. H. STEWART

Minister of State for Commerce and for and on behalf of the Minister of State for Trade and Customs.

 

Amendment of Commerce (Export Dairy Produce) Regulations.

(Statutory Rules 1930, No. 132, as amended to this date.)

Interpretation

1. In these Regulations unless the contrary intention appears, any reference to a regulation or a schedule shall be read as a reference to a regulation or schedule contained in the Commerce (Export Dairy Produce) Regulation as amended to the date of commencement of these Regulations.

Definitions.

2. Regulation 4 is amended—

(a) by omitting the definitions of “Creamery butter”, “Milled butter”, “Officer”, “Pasteurized butter”, “Pastry butter”, and “The Secretary” and inserting in their stead the following definitions:—

“‘Creamery butter’ means butter (other than dairy butter, pastry or cooking butter or milled butter) manufactured in an export establishment from centrifugally separated cream;”;

“‘Milled butter’ means butter which is a mixture or blend of two or more creamery butters, originally packed under separate names or brands, which have been manufactured in an export establishment, and mixed or blended at a place other than the place where they were manufactured and packed;”;

180.—Price 5d.

“‘Officer’ means an officer of the Department of Commerce;”;

“‘Pasteurized butter’ means butter which has been manufactured in an export establishment from cream which has been properly pasteurized and thoroughly protected after pasteurization, by cooling and careful treatment, from contamination by germ life;”;

“‘Pastry or cooking butter’ means butter, other than dairy butter, which has been manufactured in an export establishment, and is graded not more than 85 points and not less than 80 points but is not fit for ordinary table use;”;

“‘The Secretary’ means the Secretary of the Department of Commerce;”;

(b) by inserting after the definition of “Creamery butter” the following definition:—

“‘Dairy butter’ means butter other than creamery butter, milled butter, pasteurized butter, or pastry or cooking butter;”; and

(c) by inserting, after the definition of “Office” the following definition:—

“‘Package’ includes box, crate and case;”.

3. After regulation 8 the following regulation is inserted:—

“Butter Boxes

8a. Boxes in which butter is packed for export shall be made in accordance with the following specifications, namely:—

(a) The timber used shall be free from—

(i) knot holes;

(ii) loose or decayed knots; and

(iii) severe blue stain or unclean marks.

(b) The moisture content of the timber shall not exceed fifteen per centum based on the dry weight of the wood.

(c) The timber used in the making of the boxes shall be—

(i) New Zealand white pine;

(ii) North Queensland kauri pine; or

(iii) Queensland hoop pine which has been sprayed in in a manner approved by the Secretary:

Provided that the Secretary may, subject to such conditions as he deems necessary, permit the use of other timbers.

(d)When more than one piece of timber is used in the sides, top, bottom, or ends of any box, the pieces shall be fitted in such manner as will completely exclude all dust and foreign matter.

(e) The thickness of the timber shall not be less than  inch for the sides, top, bottom and ends of the box, and the outer surfaces of the branded sides or ends shall be dressed in such manner as to present a surface suitable for the application of the prescribed markings.

(f) In the case of wire-bound boxes, the boxes shall be made with ⅞ inch by ¾ inch cleats of approved timber which shall be mortise-jointed or jointed in some other manner approved by the Secretary. The wire binding shall consist of three galvanized sixteen-gauge wires and each wire shall be fixed to each side and to the top and bottom of the box with five staples.

(g)In the case of cube boxes, six cement-coated nails shall be used to fasten each edge of the sides, ends and bottoms, and the boxes shall be bound at each end with galvanized wire of sixteen-gauge or in some other manner approved by the Secretary.”.

Crates for cheese.

4. Regulation 9 is amended by inserting at the end of paragraph (d) of sub-regulation (i) the words—“or in some other manner approved by the Secretary”.

Preparation inspection and packing of eggs in shell.

5. Regulation 13 is amended by omitting paragraph (h) and inserting in its stead the following paragraph:—

“(h)Hen eggs shall be packed only in cases made in accordance with the following specifications—

(i) Cases used for size 3 hen eggs shall be of the dimensions specified hereunder:—

Total number of eggs in case.	Internal measurement of case.
15 dozen.....................	11⅝ inches x 11⅝ inches x 13 inches deep
30 dozen.....................	This case shall be divided into two equal compartments by a board placed across the middle of the case. The internal measurements of each compartment shall be 11⅝ inches x 11⅝ inches x 13 inches deep.

(ii) Cases used for hen eggs other than size 3 hen eggs shall be packed in cases containing the number of eggs specified in the last preceding sub-paragraph, but of such proportionately greater or smaller internal dimensions, according to the size of the eggs, as the Secretary approves.

(iii) The ends of each case shall be not less than  inch in thickness, if made of spruce or hemlock, and not less than ⅜ inch in thickness if made of any other timber, and shall be dressed on the outside.

(iv) The middle division board of each case shall be not less than ½ inch in thickness and shall be placed in the box with the grain of the timber running horizontally across the box.

(v) The boards forming the sides, top and bottom of each case shall be not less than ¼ inch in thickness, and shall be securely fastened with cement coated nails.

(vi) The top and bottom of each case shall be placed so as to overlap and be flush with the sides.

(vii) Each case shall be bound at both ends with galvanized wire of not lower than sixteen gauge or with “metal strapping of a kind approved by the Secretary”.

Trade description general requirements as to brands, labels and markings.

6. Regulation 17 is amended by omitting sub-paragraph (iv) of the proviso to paragraph (e) and inserting in its stead the following sub-paragraph:—

“(iv) In the case of eggs in shell, the net weight per long hundred (ten dozen) shall be specified but at the time of examination prior to export the actual weight shall be in excess of the weight specified in the brand or label to the extent of not less than half a pound per case of 30 dozen eggs and a quarter of a pound per case of 15 dozen eggs”.

Additional description for butter.

7. Regulation 18 is amended—

(a)by inserting after the word “Pastry”, in sub-paragraph B of paragraph (a), the words “or cooking”; and

(b) by omitting sub-paragraph (g)and inserting in its stead the following sub-paragraph:—

“(g)In the case of pastry or cooking butter, the trade description shall include the words ‘Pastry Butter’ or ‘Cooking Butter’ in prominent characters.”.

Additional description for eggs in shell

8. Regulation 24 is amended by inserting after the word “include” the words “the number of the packer and”.

Preparation of export goods under supervision.

9. Regulation 28 is amended by omitting the word “Markets” (wherever occurring) and inserting in its stead the word “Commerce”.

Butter grade standard.

10. Regulation 43 is amended by inserting after the word “Pastry” the words “or Cooking”.

Certificates shall be issued for approved exports.

11. Regulation 51 is amended by omitting the word “Markets” and inserting in its stead the word “Commerce”.

Fees for certificates.

12.—(1.) Regulation 64 is amended by omitting the proviso thereto and inserting in its stead the following proviso:—

“Provided that in the case of prescribed goods analysed for a specific purpose (for example, for the purpose of determining the moisture content or of ascertaining whether the goods are free from preservative substances) a certificate of the analysis may be supplied upon payment of a fee of Three shillings”.

(2.) This regulation shall be deemed to have commenced on the first day of May, 1933.

Inspection fees.

13. Regulation 65 is amended by omitting the word “Markets” and inserting in its stead the word “Commerce”.

Overtime.

14. Regulation 66 is amended by omitting the word “Markets” and inserting in its stead the word “Commerce”.

15. The First Schedule is amended—

(a) by inserting after sub-paragraph (1) of the standard for Cheese the following sub-paragraph:—

“(1a.) ‘Australian Grated Cheese’ shall contain not less than thirty parts per centum of butter fat, not more than 7.5 parts per centum of moisture, and shall not contain any substance foreign to milk, except sodium chloride which shall not exceed 1.5 parts per centum.”;

(b)by omitting from sub-paragraph (4.) of the standard for Cheese the figures “30” and “40” and inserting in their stead the figures “28” and “42” respectively;

(c) by omitting the proviso to sub-paragraph (5.) of the standard for Cheese; and

(d) by omitting, from the paragraph commencing with the words “Dried Butter Milk”,in the standard for Dried Milk and Dried Milk Products, the figure “7” and inserting in its stead the figures “10”.

16. The Second Schedule is amended—

(a) by omitting from Forms 4, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13 and 14 the words “Department of Markets” (wherever occurring) and inserting in their stead the words “Department of Commerce”; and

(b) by inserting after the word “Pastry” (wherever occurring in Form 10) the words “or Cooking”.

 

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