Customs (Prohibited Imports) Regulations (Amendment) (Cth)

Statutory Rules 1986 No. 3071

 

Customs (Prohibited Imports) Regulations2

(Amendment)

I, THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, hereby make the following Regulations under the Customs Act 1901.

Dated 22 October 1986.

N. M. STEPHEN

Governor-General

By His Excellency’s Command,

John N. Button

Minister of State for Industry, Technology and Commerce

Principal Regulations

1. In these Regulations, “Principal Regulations” means the Customs (Prohibited Imports) Regulations.

Importation of drugs

2. Regulation 5 of the Principal Regulations is amended—

(a) by inserting in paragraph (9) (c) “, other than methaqualone,” after “a drug”;

(b) by inserting after paragraph (9) (c) the following paragraph:

“(ca) the holder of the licence shall not dispose of the drug methaqualone unless satisfied that the drug will be used solely for scientific purposes;”;

(c) by inserting in paragraph (10) (c) “, other than methaqualone,” after “in the case of a drug”;

(d) by omitting from sub-paragraph (10) (c) (iii) “and” (last occurring);

(e) by inserting after paragraph (10) (c) the following paragraph:

“(ca) where the drug is methaqualone—the drug is required for use by the applicant or by another person solely for scientific purposes; and”; and

 

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(f) by omitting from sub-regulation (13) “being conditions” and substituting “including conditions”.

Importation of therapeutic substances

3. Regulation 5a of the Principal Regulations is amended—

(a) by inserting in paragraph (3) (a) “under this sub-regulation” after “granted”;

(b) by omitting from paragraph (3) (a) “; or” and substituting “or the person importing the substance is a licenced importer; and”; and

(c) by omitting paragraph (3) (b) and substituting the following paragraph:

“(b) where the substance is a drug within the meaning of regulation 5, other than a drug referred to in sub-regulation 5 (2)—the requirements of sub-regulation 5 (1) are satisfied.”.

 

NOTES

1. Notified in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette on 24 October 1986.

2. Statutory Rules 1956 No. 90 as amended to date. For previous amendments see Note 2 to Statutory Rules 1986 No. 180 and see also Statutory Rules 1986 No. 180.

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