Commerce (Imports) Regulations (Amendment) (Cth)

STATUTORY RULES.

1952. No. 48.

REGULATIONS UNDER THE COMMERCE (TRADE DESCRIPTIONS) ACT 1905-1950.*

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 Commerce (Trade Descriptions) Act 1905-1950.

Dated this fifteenth day of May, 1952.

W. J. McKell

Governor-General.

By His Excellency’s Command,

 

Minister of State for Trade and Customs.

Amendments of the Commerce (Imports) Regulations. 

Commencement.

1. These Regulations shall come into operation upon the expiration of three months after the date on which they are notified in the Gazette.

Conditions of prohibition of certain imports.

2. Regulation 7of the Commerce (Imports) Regulations is amended by omitting paragraph (n)and inserting in its stead the following paragraph:—

“(n)cigars, cigarettes, manufactured tobacco, cigarette papers and cigarette tubes;”.

3. After regulation 19 of the Commerce (Imports) Regulations the following regulation is inserted:—

Cigars and cigarettes.

“19a. In the case of cigars, cigarettes and manufactured tobacco imported for sale by retail, the name of the country in which the goods were made or produced shall appear in conspicuous characters not obscured by the colour of the background or dominated by other wording—

(a)if the goods are imported in paper or cardboard packets (other than laubé boxes or pouch packets)—

(i) on the front of the packets; and

(ii) if the words on the back of the packets are likely to mislead as to the country in which the goods were made or produced—on the back of the packets;

(b)if the goods are imported in flat tins or laubé boxes—on the lid or front edge of the tins or boxes; or

(c) if the goods are imported in round air-tight tins or cellophane or paper pouch packets—in a prominent position on the tins or packets.”.

 

* Notified in the Commonwealth Gazette on , 1952.

  Statutory Rules 1940, No. 280, as amended by 1949, No. 46; and 1951, No, 154.

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

6012.—Price 3d. 9/17.3.1952.