STATUTORY RULES.
1947.
No..
REGULATIONS
UNDER THE CUSTOMS ACT 1901-1936 *
WHEREAS
by section 112 of the Customs Act 1901-1936
it is provided that the Governor-General may, by regulation, prohibit the
exportation of any goods the exportation of which would, in his opinion, be
harmful to the Commonwealth:
And
whereas it is provided by the said section that the said power of prohibition
shall extend to authorize the prohibition of the exportation of goods
generally, or to any specified place, and either absolutely or so as to allow
the exportation of the goods subject to any condition or restriction:
And
whereas I am of the opinion that the exportation of the goods specified in
these Regulations, except as provided in these Regulations, would be harmful to
the Commonwealth:
Now
therefore, 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 1901-1936.
Dated this Twenty-fifth day
of June, 1947.
W. J. McKell
Governor-General.
By His Excellency’s Command,
(SGD.) BEN COURTICE
Minister of State for
Trade and Customs.
Amendments of Customs (Prohibited
Exports) Regulations.
Third
Schedule.
1. The Third Schedule to
the Customs (Prohibited Exports) Regulations is amended—
(a) by inserting in the second column of item 71, after the word “salts,”,
the word “scrap,”;
(b) by omitting items 73, 74, 76, 79 and 82; and
* Notified in the Commonwealth Gazette on , 1947.
Statutory Rules 1935, No. 2, as amended by Statutory Rules 1935, Nos. 4, 103
and 115; 1936, Nos. 27, 87, 103 and 141; 1937, No. 73; 1938, Nos. 61, 65 and
86; 1939, No. 170; 1940, No. 136; 1942, No 479; 1945, Nos. 87 and 1949; 1946,
Nos. 10, 53, 90, 106, 126, 138, 166, 178 and 179; and 1947, Nos. 11, 35, 54 and
3272.—Price 3d. 8/23.5.1947.
(c) by adding at the end thereof the
following items:—
“96 | Bristles and
manufactured goods incorporating bristles
| The
intending exporter shall produce to the Collector of Customs a covering
approval issued by the Department of Supply and Shipping.
|
97
| Caneite......................................... | The
intending exporter shall produce to the Collector of Customs a covering
approval issued by the Department of the Interior.
|
98
| Fibro-cement............................... | The
intending exporter shall produce to the Collector of Customs a covering
approval issued by the Department of Works and Housing.
|
99
| Cement,
Portland........................ | The
intending exporter shall produce to the Collector of Customs a covering
approval issued by the Department of Works and Housing.
|
100
| Earthenware,
namely, pipes and fittings, sanitary ware, roofing tiles
| The
intending exporter shall produce to the Collector of Customs a covering
approval issued by the Department of Works and Housing.
|
101
| Electrical
materials, namely, bare and covered electrical wires and cables
| The
intending exporter shall produce to the Collector of Customs a covering
approval issued by the Department of Works and Housing.
|
102
| Fibres,
namely, sisal and Indian coir | The
intending exporter shall produce to the Collector of Customs a covering
approval issued by the Department of Supply and Shipping.
|
103
| Glass,
clear and obscure | The
intending exporter shall produce to the Collector of Customs a covering
approval issued by the Department of Works and Housing.
|
104
| Gums
and resins, natural and synthetic, for the preparation of paints
| The
intending exporter shall produce to the Collector of Customs a covering
approval issued by the Department of Works and Housing.
|
105
| Gypsum,
rock and calcined | The
intending exporter shall produce to the Collector of Customs a covering
approval issued by the Department of Works and Housing.
|
106
| Iron,
cast and malleable | The
intending exporter shall produce to the Collector of Customs a covering
approval issued by the Department of Works and Housing.
|
107
| Iron
and steel (including stainless steel), namely, plates (including black iron
and galvanized plates); sheets (including black iron, galvanized and corrugated
galvanized sheets); castings; second-hand billets, bars, angles, flats and
sections
| The
intending exporter shall produce to the Collector of Customs a covering
approval issued by the Department of Works and Housing.
|
108
| Joinery
(including all mouldings, made-up doors and windows, door frames, door jambs,
box frames and sashes)
| The
intending exporter shall produce to the Collector of Customs a covering
approval issued by the Department of the Interior.
|
109
| Masonite...................................... | The
intending exporter shall produce to the Collector of Customs a covering
approval issued by the Department of the Interior.
|
110
| Oils,
drying (for paints and lacquers) | The
intending exporter shall produce to the Collector of Customs a covering
approval issued by the Department of Works and Housing.
|
111
| Paints
and lacquers (oil, water and synthetic) | The
intending exporter shall produce to the Collector of Customs a covering
approval issued by the Department of Works and Housing.
|
112
| Pigments
and colours................. | The
intending exporter shall produce to the Collector of Customs a covering
approval issued by the Department of Works and Housing.
|
|
113 | Plaster,
fibrous............................ | The intending exporter shall produce to
the Collector of Customs a covering approval issued by the Department of
Works and Housing.
|
114 | Rods, steel
(including engineers’ rounds and reinforcing)
| The intending exporter shall produce to
the Collector of Customs a covering approval issued by the Department of
Works and Housing.
|
115 | Seeds of the castor oil plant | The intending exporter shall produce to
the Collector of Customs a covering approval issued by the Department of
Works and Housing.
|
116 | Solder, bars and strips | The intending exporter shall produce to
the Collector of Customs a covering approval issued by the Department of
Supply and Shipping.
|
117 | Thinners and solvents (for paints and
lacquers) | The intending exporter shall produce to
the Collector of Customs a covering approval issued by the Department of
Works and Housing.
|
118 | Wallboards,
gypsum.................. | The intending exporter shall produce to
the Collector of Customs a covering approval issued by the Department of
Works and Housing.
|
119 | Prepared cooking mixtures containing
animal or vegetable fat
| The intending exporter shall produce to
the Collector of Customs a covering approval issued by the Department of
Commerce and Agriculture.
|
120 | Sodium
sulphide......................... | The intending exporter shall produce to
the Collector of Customs a covering approval issued by the Department of
Commerce and Agriculture.
|
121 | Casein, lactic and rennet, and
manufactures of rennet casein, namely, rods and sheets
| The intending exporter shall produce to
the Collector of Customs a covering approval issued by the Commonwealth
Prices Commissioner.
|
122 | Mica.............................................. | The intending exporter shall produce to
the Collector of Customs a covering approval issued by the Department of
Supply and Shipping.
|
123 | Honey, and mixtures and spreads
containing honey | The intending exporter shall produce to
the Collector of Customs a covering approval issued by the Department of
Commerce and Agriculture.”.
|
Fourth
Schedule.
2. The Fourth Schedule to
the Customs (Prohibited Exports) Regulations is amended by inserting after item
5a the following item:—
“5b | Cocoa-bean products, namely, couverture, cocoa
butter and neatwork.”. |
By
Authority: L. F. Johnston,
Commonwealth Government Printer, Canberra.