Commerce (Meat Export) Regulations (Amendment) (Cth)

STATUTORY RULES.

1955. No..

 

REGULATIONS UNDER THE CUSTOMS ACT 1901-1954 AND 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 Customs Act 1901-1954 and the Commerce (Trade Descriptions) Act 1905-1950.

Dated this twenty-third day of November, 1955.

Governor-General.

By His Excellency’s Command,

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

 

Amendments of the Commerce (Meat Export) Regulations.

Interpretation.

1. Regulation 3 of the Commerce (Meat Export) Regulations is amended—

(a) by omitting from the definition of “ Colouring matter ” in sub-regulation (1) the words “ the Comptroller-General ” and inserting in their stead the words “ the Secretary ”;

(b) by inserting in sub-regulation (1), after the definition of “ Meat product ”, the following definition :—

“ ‘ Officer’ has the same meaning as in the Commerce (Trade Descriptions) Act 1905-1950.”; and

(c) by omitting from the definition of “ Registered establishment ” in sub-regulation (1) the words “ other than an establishment registered under regulation 18 of these Regulations ”.

Registration of freezing establishments.

2. Regulation 18 of the Commerce (Meat Export) Regulations is repealed.

Notice of failure of refrigerating machinery.

3. Regulation 21 of the Commerce (Meat Export) Regulations is amended by omitting the words “ or in any establishment registered under regulation 18 of these Regulations,”.

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* Notified in the Commonwealth Gazette on , 1955.

  Statutory Rules 1923, No. 36, as amended by Statutory Rules 1923, No. 194; 1924, Nos. 127 and 128; 1927, No. 130; 1933, No. 119; 1934, No. 63; 1936, No. 138; 1938, Nos. 1, 31 and 102; 1947, No. 118; 1948, Nos. 27, 99 and 161; 1950, No. 41; 1951, Nos. 134 and 145; 1952, No. 108; 1953, No. 36; and 1954, Nos. 49 and 100.

4923/55.—Price 3d. 9/10.10.1955.

Re-numbering of sub-regulations of regulation 55.

4. Sub-regulations (5) and (6) of regulation 55 of the Commerce (Meat Export) Regulations are re-numbered sub-regulations (4) and (5), respectively.

Sampling.

5. Regulation 78 of the Commerce (Meat Export) Regulations is amended by omitting the words “ Commerce Act 1905,” and inserting in their stead the words “ Commerce (Trade Descriptions) Act 1905-1950 ”.

Fees for officers’ services.

6. Regulation 100 of the Commerce (Meat Export) Regulations is amended—

(a) by omitting sub-regulation (1.) and inserting in its stead the following sub-regulation :—

“ (1.) Whenever, at the request of a person, the services of an officer are made available to the person for the purposes of these Regulations before or after official hours or on a Sunday or holiday, that person shall, subject to sub-regulation (3) of this regulation, be charged for those services a fee at the rate of Fifteen shillings per hour or part of an hour.”; and

(b) by omitting from sub-regulation (5.) the words “ Commonwealth Public Service Act 1922-1948 ” and inserting in their stead the words “ Public Service Act 1922-1955 ”.

Repeal.

7. Regulation 107 of the Commerce (Meat Export) Regulations is repealed.

First Schedule.

8. The First Schedule to the Commerce (Meat Export) Regulations is amended—

(a) by omitting from Form A the words “ (For Departmental purposes only.) ”and all the words appearing in that Form after those words;

(b) by omitting from Form C the words “ (For Departmental purposes only.) ”and all the words appearing in that Form after those words;

(c) by omitting from Form E the words “ Note.—This form is to be delivered by the exporter to the Customs Officer at the export ship at the time the goods are brought for shipment, and to be returned by the Customs Officer at the ship after shipment of the goods to the Officer at the above-mentioned appointed place.”; and

(d) by omitting from Form K the word “ Secretary ” (second occurring) and all the words appearing in that Form after that word, other than the word “ Applicant.”.

 

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