Customs Regulations (Amendment) (Cth)

STATUTORY RULES.

1924. No. 140.

REGULATIONS UNDER THE CUSTOMS ACT 1901–1923.

(Amendment No. 22.)

I, THE DEPUTY OF 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 1901–1923, to come into operation forthwith.

Dated this tenth day of September. 1924.

L. F. CUSSEN,

Deputy of the Governor-General.

By His Excellency’s Command,

H. E. PRATTEN,

Minister of State for Trade and Customs.

 

Amendment of Customs Regulations 1922.

(Statutory Rules 1922, No. 24, as amended to this date.)

1. Regulation 116 of the Customs Regulations 1922 is amended by the insertion after the word “duty” of the following:—

“Provided, however, that in no case shall the value for duty be less than the value arrived at in accordance with section 154 (1) (a)(i), (b) and (c) of the Customs Act 1901–1923.”

2. Regulation 118(2) of the Customs Regulations 1922 is amended by the insertion after the word “duty” of the following:—

“Provided, however, that in no case shall the value for duty be less than the value arrived at in accordance with section 154 (1) (a) (i), (b) and (c) of the Customs Act 1901–1923.”

3. Form 2 of the Schedule to the Customs Regulations 1922 is cancelled and the following form inserted in its stead:—

“Regs. 4 to 11,  No.............

13 to 18.  Form 2.

Australian Customs.

CARRIAGE LICENCE.

State of.............................. Port of........................

Whereas.............................................has applied to me for a Carriage Licence under the Customs Act 1901–1923 and the Regulations thereunder for*.......................................................................Carriage of which he is the owner and has paid the prescribed fee and has given the prescribed security. Now therefore I hereby license the said carriage for the carriage within the said State of goods subject to the control of the Customs in the Port of.................................in the said State such licence to be subject in all respects to the provisions of the said Act and any amendment thereof or any Act passed in substitution therefor and the Regulations for the time being in force thereunder. And I assign to the said carriage the following licence number viz................respectively.

Dated at...................................the.......................................day of.......................19......

Collector of Customs for the abovementioned State.

* Here specify number of carriages to be licensed.”

4. Form 3 of the Schedule to the Customs Regulations 1922 is cancelled and the following form inserted in its stead:—

“Regs. 4 to 10, No.........................

12 to 18.  Form 3.

Australian Customs.

BOAT OR LIGHTER LICENCE.

State of.............................. Port of..............................

Whereas.............................................has applied to me for a Boat or Lighter Licence under the Customs Act 1901–1923 and the Regulations thereunder for*.........................................................boat or lighter of which he is the owner and has paid the prescribed fee and has given the prescribed security. Now therefore I hereby license the said boat or lighter for the carriage within the said State of goods subject to the control of the Customs in the Port of.................................in the said State such licence to be subject in all respects to the provisions of the said Act and any amendments thereof or any Act passed in substitution therefor and the Regulations for the time being in force thereunder. And I assign to the said boat or lighter the following licence number viz.......................respectively.

Dated at......................................the......................................day of.....................19......

Collector of Customs for the abovementioned State.

* Here specify number of boats or lighters to be licensed.”

5. Form 10 of the Schedule to the Customs Regulations 1922 is amended by the deletion from the back thereof of the columns provided for the insertion of particulars showing the result of examination on sight and the insertion of the following in their stead:—

“Marks and Nos. Number of Packages. Description of Packages and Goods. Country of Origin. Quantity or Weight. Value. Ten per cent. Value for Duty. Rate of Duty.”

6. Form 53 of the Schedule to the Customs Regulations 1922 is cancelled and the following form inserted in its stead:—

“Sec. 172. Departmental Departmental

Reg. 145. registration  consecutive

number...... number......

Form 53.

Australian Customs.

DRAWBACK DEBENTURE.

State of........................... Port of...........................

Date...........................

I hereby claim drawback of duty paid upon goods entered and shipped for export as shown on export entries enumerated hereunder:—

Name of Export Ship.	Number and Date of Export Entry.	Amount of Drawback Claimed.	Name of Export Ship.	Number and Date of Export Entry.	Amount of Drawback Claimed.
Brought forward ..................
Carried forward	Total...............

 

I............................the agent  solely in the employ of.....................................................................

duly authorized by............................................................................

declare that the goods mentioned in the export entries enumerated above have actually been exported, and have not been relanded and are not intended to be relanded in any part of Australia, that the owner was at the time of entry and shipping entitled to the drawback thereon and that the goods were at the time of shipment worth in the home market the amount of drawback claimed.

………………………….

Owner or Agent.

Declared before me this.....................day of........................19...........

....................................Collector.

Examined and found correct.

....................................Customs Officer.

....../....../19......

Approved. The sum of..................pounds..................shillings and......................................... pence, to be refunded.

....................................Collector.

....../....../19......

Owner

.......................................

Agent (if any) empowered to collect understanding or special authority—

Address to which

Name.................................................................................

It is desired........................................

Postal address....................................................................

that cheque be....................................

No. of standing Authority.................................................

forwarded..........................................

In this space the Paymaster shall indicate the method of payment, viz., whether by posting cheque to the payee or by payment to the payee in person.”

  

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