Customs (Prohibited Imports) Regulations (Amendment) (Cth)
REGULATION UNDER THE CUSTOMS ACT 1901-1975.*
I,
THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL of Australia, acting with the advice of the Executive
Council, hereby make the following Regulation under the
Dated this fourth day of September, 1975.
JOHN R. KERR
Governor-General.
By His Excellency’s Command,
J. L. CAVANAGH
Minister of State for Police and Customs.
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Amendment of the Customs (Prohibited Imports) Regulations
After regulation 4f of the Customs (Prohibited Imports) Regulations the following regulations are inserted:—
“ 4g. (1) In this regulation—
‘ prescribed articles of clothing ’ means knitted coats, knitted jumpers, knitted cardigans, knitted sweaters, knitted pullovers, knitted blouses, knitted shirts (not being undergarments) or knitted dresses being coats, jumpers, cardigans, sweaters, pullovers, blouses, shirts or dresses that contain any prescribed fibre;
‘ prescribed fibre ’ means cotton fibre, wool fibre or man-made fibre.
“ (2) Subject to sub-regulation (3), the importation into Australia of prescribed articles of clothing manufactured in the Republic of Korea is prohibited unless—
(a) the importer produces to the Collector an export visa issued by the Ministry of Commerce and Industry of the Republic of Korea in respect of the exportation of those articles of clothing from the Republic of Korea to Australia; or
(b) each such article contains an amount of a fibre, other than a prescribed fibre, the percentage by weight of which in relation to the total weight of the article equals or exceeds the percentage by weight in relation to the total weight of the article of the amount of any other fibre in the article that is a prescribed fibre.
* Notified in the
Statutory Rules 1956, No. 90. as amended by Statutory Rules 1958, Nos. 6 and 67; 1959, Nos. 17, 31 and 93; 1960, No. 22; 1961, No. 117; 1962, No. 82; 1963, No. 26; 1964, Nos. 25 and 39; 1965, Nos. 81, 91, 135, 167 and 190; 1966, No. 95; 1967, Nos. 41, 58, 114 and 178; 1968, Nos. 100, 141 and 161; 1969, Nos. 2, 7, 10, 39, 43 and 218; 1970, Nos. 8, 72, 105 and 194; 1972, No. 97; 1973, Nos. 5, 6, 42, 43, 89, 94, 162, 175, 217, 227, 228, and 262; and 1974, Nos. 123 and 249; and 1975, Nos. 58, 62, 121 and 172.
“ (3) Sub-regulation (2) applies only to prescribed articles of clothing exported from the Republic of Korea before 1 January 1976.
“ 4h. (1) In this regulation—
‘ prescribed articles of clothing ’ means any of the following articles of clothing that contain any prescribed fibre:—
(a) knitted shirts (not being undergarments) for men, boys or infants;
(b) knitted jackets (not being tailored jackets), knitted cardigans, knitted jumpers, or knitted sweaters, being jackets, cardigans, jumpers or sweaters for men, women, boys, girls or infants;
(c) woven or knitted dresses for women or girls;
(d) woven or knitted trousers (including jeans) for men or boys;
(e) woven coats, woven raincoats, woven jackets, woven blouses or woven nightwear, being coats, raincoats, jackets, blouses or nightwear for women, girls or infants;
(f) knitted blouses for women or girls;
‘ prescribed fibre ’ means—
(a) in relation to articles specified in paragraph (a) or (b) of the definition of ‘ prescribed articles of clothing ’ in this regulation—cotton fibre, wool fibre or man-made fibre; and
(b) in relation to articles specified in paragraph (c), (d), (e) or (f) of that definition—cotton fibre or man-made fibre.
“ (2) Subject to sub-regulation (3), the importation into Australia of prescribed articles of clothing manufactured in Hong Kong is prohibited unless—
(a) the importer produces to the Collector an export licence issued by the Department of Commerce and Industry of Hong Kong in respect of the exportation of those articles of clothing from Hong Kong to Australia; or
(b) each such article contains an amount of a fibre, other than a prescribed fibre, the percentage by weight of which in relation to the total weight of the article exceeds the percentage by weight in relation to the total weight of the article of the amount of any other fibre in the article that is a prescribed fibre.
“ (3) Sub-regulation (2) applies only to prescribed articles of clothing reported from Hong Kong before 1 July 1976.
“ 4j. (1) In this regulation—
‘ prescribed articles of clothing ’ means any of the following articles of clothing that contain any prescribed fibre:—
(a) knitted shirts (not being undergarments), knitted blouses, knitted coats, knitted jackets, knitted jumpers, knitted cardigans, knitted sweaters or knitted pullovers;
(b) woven blouses, woven shirts or woven nightwear being blouses, shirts or nightwear for women, girls or infants;
(c) knitted or woven dresses for women, girls or infants; or
(d) woven or knitted trousers (including jeans) for men, boys or infants;
‘ prescribed fibre ’ means cotton fibre, wool fibre or man-made fibre.
“ (2) Subject to sub-regulation (3), the importation into Australia of prescribed articles of clothing manufactured in Macau is prohibited unless—
(a) the importer produces to the Collector a certificate issued by the Foreign Trade Department of Macau certifying that the articles of clothing were manufactured in Macau; or
(b) each such article contains an amount of a fibre, other than a prescribed fibre, the percentage by weight of which in relation to the total weight of the article equals or exceeds the percentage by weight in relation to the total weight of the article of the amount of any other fibre in the article that is a prescribed fibre.
“ (3) Sub-regulation (2) applies only to prescribed articles of clothing exported from Macau before 1 July 1976.”.
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