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

STATUTORY RULES

1925. No. 65.

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REGULATIONS UNDER THE CUSTOMS ACT 1901-1923, AND THE COMMERCE (TRADE DESCRIPTIONS) ACT 1905.

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 1901-1923 and the Commerce (Trade Descriptions) Act 1905, to come into operation forthwith.

Dated this twenty-fourth day of April, 1925.

FORSTER,

Governor-General.

By His Excellency’s Command,

Ll. ATKINSON,

for Minister of State for Trade and Customs.

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Commerce (General Exports) Regulations 1925.

(Statutory Rules 1925, No. 25, as amended to this date.)

1. Regulation 18 of the Commerce (General Exports) Regulations 1925 is hereby repealed and the following inserted in its stead:—

“18. The canning of peaches for export shall be subject to the following conditions:—

(a)Each peach shall be halved;

(b) Only complete halves shall be used; all other portions shall be discarded;

(c)The skins shall be removed by lye solution; and

(d)Only one variety of peach shall be placed in each can or case.”

2. Paragraph (d)of regulation 59 is hereby repealed and the following inserted in its stead:—

“(d) Being peaches, it shall be stated in the trade description whether the fruit has been quartered or sliced, also whether the fruit is of the ‘Clingstone’ or ‘Freestone’ variety.”

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