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

STATUTORY RULES.

1927. No. 11.

 

REGULATIONS UNDER THE CUSTOMS ACT 1901-1925 AND THE COMMERCE (TRADE DESCRIPTIONS) ACT 1905-1926.

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 1901-1925, and the Commerce (Trade Descriptions) Act 1905-1926, to come into operation forthwith.

Dated this seventh day of February, 1927.

STONEHAVEN,

Governor-General.

By His Excellency’s Command,

T. PATERSON,

for Minister of State for Trade and Customs.

 

Amendment of the Commerce (General Exports) Regulations.

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

1. Regulation 46 of the Commerce (General Exports) Regulations is amended by omitting the words “, or has been in contact with fruit so affected, or has been produced in any orchard where San Jose scale is present”.

2. Regulation 48 of the Commerce (General Exports) Regulations is amended—

(a) By omitting from paragraph (b)the words “limb-rubs and sprays” and inserting in their stead the words “or limb-rubs”;

(b) by omitting from paragraph (c)the words “Apples or pears described as ‘Standard’ shall consist of sound, clean, well-formed apples or pears of one size and one variety, free from broken skins and from serious blemishes, but fruit slightly blemished by rubbing, black spot fungus, or caterpillars may be exported, provided that—” and inserting in their stead the following words:—

“Apples or pears described as ‘Standard’ shall consist of sound, clean, well-formed apples or pears of one size and one variety, free from broken skins and not seriously blemished or injured by any disease; but fruit slightly blemished by black spot fungus, caterpillars, hallmarks or limb-rubs may be exported provided that—”; and

(c) by omitting paragraph (d) and inserting in its stead the following paragraph—

“(d) Apples or pears described as ‘Plain’ shall consist of apples or pears of one size and one variety, free from broken skins and not seriously blemished or injured by any disease; but fruit slightly blemished by black spot fungus, caterpillars, hallmarks or limb-rubs may be exported provided that the total area covered by such blemishes on any apple or pear does not exceed the area contained in a circle having a diameter of half an inch.

Russeting of the surface shall not be deemed to be a blemish if the skin is unbroken. The diameter of apples shall not in any case be less than 2 inches.”

3. Regulation 61 of the Commerce (General Exports) Regulations is amended—

(a) By inserting at the end of paragraph (a) thereof the following provisos:—

“Provided that the size of the apples or pears appearing in the trade description shall be stated as follows:—

‘2 inches’, which term shall include fruit of 2 inches or greater diameter, but less than 2¼ inches;

‘2¼ inches’, which term shall include fruit of 2¼ inches or greater diameter, but less than 2½ inches;

‘2½ inches’, which term shall include fruit of 2½ inches or greater diameter, but less than 2¾ inches;

‘2¾ inches’, which term shall include fruit of 2¾ inches or greater diameter, but less than 3 inches;

‘3 inches’, which term shall include fruit of 3 inches or greater diameter, but less than 3¼ inches; and

‘3¼ inches’, which term shall include fruit of 3¼ inches or greater diameter:

Provided further that in no case shall any apples or pears be less than the minimum size prescribed in Regulation 48 for each of the grades mentioned”; and

(b) by omitting the provisos at the end of paragraph (b) thereof.

4. Regulation 61 (1) of the Commerce (General Exports) Regulations is re-numbered “61A.”.

 

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