Commerce (General Exports) Regulations (Amendment) (Cth)

STATUTORY RULES.

1933. No. 66.

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

I, THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL in and over the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, hereby make the following Regulations under the Customs Act 1901-1930, and the Commerce (Trade Descriptions) Act 1905-1930, to come into operation forthwith.

Dated this twenty-fourth day of May, 1933.

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 (General Exports) Regulations.

(Statutory Rules 1926, No. 22, as amended to this date.)

1. Regulation 3 of the Commerce (General Exports) Regulations is amended—

(a) by omitting from the definition of “Dry” the figures “25” and inserting in their stead the figures “35”; and

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

“‘Mature’ in relation to oranges means that the fruit shall be in such condition that the quantity of N/10 soda solution required to neutralize the acidity content of 10 cubic centimetres of juice drawn from the mixed juices of not less than five oranges taken at random from any case or cases bearing a similar mark shall not be less than—

(i) 30 cubic centimetres in the case of oranges intended for shipment to European destinations; and

(ii) 26 cubic centimetres in the case of oranges intended for shipment to any other destination.”.

2. Regulation 48a of the Commerce (General Exports) Regulations is amended by omitting paragraph (d) and inserting in its stead the following paragraph:—

“(d) The oranges shall not be dry. They shall be mature, of normal shape and appearance common to the variety, sound and of reasonably even colour, and shall be packed in either of three grades, namely “Special”, “Standard” or “Plain”.”

       

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