Customs Regulations (Amendment) (Cth)

Statutory Rules

1976 No. 261

REGULATION UNDER THE CUSTOMS ACT 1901.*

I, THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting, with the advice of the Federal Executive Counci1, hereby make the following Regulation under the Customs Act 1901.

Dated this ninth day of December, 1976.

Governor-General.

By His Excellency’s Command,

Minister of State for Business and Consumer Affairs.

 

Amendment of the Customs Regulations 

After regulation 100 of the Customs Regulations the following regulation is inserted:—

Exemption from section 114 of the Act.

“ 100a. (1) Coal is exempt from section 114 of the Act.

“ (2) A person who proposes to export coal shall, not later than 7 days before the coal he proposes to export is proposed to be taken on board ship for export, or not later than such lesser period of time before the coal is proposed to be taken on board ship for export as the Collector, whether before or after the commencement of that period of 7 days, in a particular case approves, furnish in writing to the Collector a statement, signed by that person, in relation to that coal, setting out—

(a) the name and place of business of that person;

(b) the name of the intended port of export;

(c) the name of the ship in which it is proposed to export the coal;

(d) the mass in tonnes of the coal proposed to be exported;

(e) the name of the country or countries of final destination;

(f) a full description of the coal; and

(g) that person’s—

(i) claim that the coal is exempt from duty; or

(ii) assessment of the rate of duty applicable and the amount of duty payable.

Penalty: $200.

 

* Notified in the Australian Government Gazette on 14 December 1976.

  Statutory Rules 1926 No. 203 as amended by Statutory Rules 1927, Nos. 17, 95 and 121; 1928, Nos. 47, 57, 74 and 95; 1929, Nos. 25, 56 and 127; 1930, Nos. 91, 138 and 140; 1931, Nos. 16, 42 and 90; 1932, No. 90; 1933, Nos. 21, 105, 106 and 129; 1934, Nos. 109 and 127; 1935, Nos. 1, 41, 69 and 113; 1936, Nos. 49 and 163; 1938, No. 111; 1939, No. 157; 1940, Nos. 203 and 256; 1946, Nos. 127 and 161; 1947, Nos. 29, 83, 94 and 152; 1948, No. 156; 1949, Nos. 34, 78, 95 and 111; 1950, No. 17; 1951, Nos. 34, 38, 71, 99, 106, 109 and 159; 1952, No. 96; 1953, No. 102; 1954, No. 21; 1955, Nos. 15, 32 and 66; 1956, Nos. 71, 83, 91 and 127; 1957, Nos. 57 and 76; 1958, No. 86; 1959, No. 106; 1960, Nos. 29 and 70; 1961, Nos. 60 and 144; 1962, Nos. 102 and 103; 1963, No. 149; 1964, No. 141; 1965, Nos. 86, 121 and 194; 1966, Nos. 15 and 173; 1967, Nos. 9 and 179; 1968, No. 68; 1969, Nos. 69, 77, 133, 152 and 186; 1970, Nos. 104, 113 and 170; 1971, Nos. 9, 59 and 170; 1972, No. 96; 1973, Nos. 155, 251, 257 and 268; and 1974, Nos. 29 and 112.

14371/76―Recommended retail price 10c 12/18.11.1976

 

“ (3) A person who exports coal shall, within 7 days of the date of the export of a consignment of coal by that person, or within 7 days of the expiration of such period as the Collector approves in writing in relation to that person, furnish in writing to the Collector, in accordance with a form made available by the Collector, a statement, signed by that person, in respect of that consignment or in respect of all consignments in that period, as the case may be, setting out—

(a) in the case of a statement in respect of consignments during a period, the period during which those consignments were made;

(b) the name and place of business of the exporter;

(c) the name and place of business of the consignee or of each consignee;

(d) in relation to each consignment, the name of the ship in which the consignment was exported;

(e) the name of the port at which the consignment or each consignment was loaded;

(f) the date of export of the consignment or each consignment;

(g) a statement of the mass in tonnes of the consignment or of each consignment;

(h) the name of the country or countries of final destination of the consignment or each consignment;

(i) the name of the intended port or ports of discharge of the consignment or each consignment;

(j) a full description of the coal in the consignment or in each consignment, including statistical and country of origin codes applicable in accordance with the form referred to in this sub-regulation;

(k) the exporter’s—

(i) claim that the coal is exempt from duty; or

(ii) assessment of the rate of duty applicable and the amount of duty payable; and

(l) the F.O.B. value of the consignment, or of each consignment, in Australian currency.

Penalty: $200.”.

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