Customs Tariff (Canadian Preference) 1956 (Cth)

CUSTOMS TARIFF (CANADIAN PREFERENCE).

 

No. 60 of 1956.

An Act to amend the Customs Tariff (Canadian Preference) 1934–1954.

[Assented to 13th September, 1956.]

BE it enacted by the Queen’s Most Excellent Majesty, the Senate, and the House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Australia, as follows :—

Short title and citation.

1.—(1.) This Act may be cited as the Customs Tariff (Canadian Preference) 1956.

(2.) The Customs Tariff (Canadian Preference) 1934–1954, as amended by this Act, may be cited as the Customs Tariff (Canadian Preference) 1934–1956.

Amendment of Tariff.

2. The Schedule to the Customs Tariff (Canadian Preference) 1934–1954 is amended as set out in the Schedule to this Act and duties of Customs are imposed in accordance with the first-mentioned Schedule as amended by the last-mentioned Schedule.

Time of imposition of duties.

3.The time of the imposition of the duties of Customs imposed by this Act is the seventeenth day of May, One thousand nine hundred and fifty-six, at nine o’clock in the forenoon, reckoned according to standard time in the Australian Capital Territory, and this Act shall be deemed to have come into operation at that time.

 

THE SCHEDULE. Section 2.

 

Amendments of the Schedule to the Customs Tariff (Canadian Preference) 1934–1954.

Tariff Item.	Tariff on goods the produce or manufacture of Canada.
DIVISION XII.—HIDES, LEATHER, AND RUBBER.
328. By omitting—
“328. Goloshes, rubber sand boots and shoes and plimsolls-------------------------------- per pair	1s. 5d.
or ad val.	22½per cent.
whichever rate returns the higher duty.”
and inserting in its stead the following :—
“328. (a) Goloshes, rubber sand boots and shoes and plimsolls—
(1) Children’s------------------------------------------------------------------------ per pair	3s. 6d.
and ad val.	5 per cent.
(2) Other------------------------------------------------------------------------------- per pair	5s. 6d.
and ad val.	5 per cent.
(b) Waterproof rubber boots shoes and footwear not included under sub-item (a)—
(1) Children’s-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------	Intermediate Tariff
		(2) Other-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------	Intermediate Tariff”
DIVISION XIV.—VEHICLES.
Ex. 359. By omitting—
“(4) Chassis, including lamps but not including rubber tyres and tubes, storage batteries, shock absorbers (excepting steering dampers), bumper bars, radiator assemblies, sparking plugs, springs and goods covered by Tariff Item 359 (f) (3)—
(a) Unassembled, viz. :—Car, and car type capable of use for commercial vehicles per lb.	3d.
(b) Unassembled, viz. :—Truck omnibus or other commercial vehicle - per lb.	2¾d.
(c) Assembled---------------------------------------------------------------------------- per lb.	4½d.
Provided that for the purposes of sub-paragraphs (a) and (b) the classification shall be as determined by the Minister and the Minister’s decision shall be final.”
and inserting in its stead the following :—
“(4) Chassis, including lamps but not including rubber tyres and tubes, storage batteries, shock absorbers (excepting steering dampers), bumper bars, radiator assemblies, sparking plugs, springs and goods covered by Tariff Item 359 (f) (3) and Tariff Item 359 (k)—
(a) Unassembled, viz. :—Car, and car type capable of use for commercial vehicles per lb.	3d.
(b) Unassembled, viz. :—Truck omnibus or other commercial vehicle-- per lb.	2¾d.
(c) Assembled................................................................................................... per lb.	4½d.
Provided that for the purposes of sub-paragraphs (a) and (b) the classification shall be as determined by the Minister and the Minister’s decision shall be final.”
By adding a new sub-item (k) as follows :—
“(k) Parts of axle assemblies of the ‘I’ beam type, viz., axle beams, stub axles and steering arms for operating stub axles, for vehicles with self-contained power (except vehicles covered by Item 360), whether imported separately or otherwise—
(1) As prescribed by Departmental By-laws---------------------------------------- per lb.	3d.
(2) Other-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ad val.	57½per cent.”

 

The Schedule—continued.

Tariff Item.	Tariff on goods the produce or manufacture of Canada.
Division XIV.—Vehicles—continued.
Ex. 360. By omitting—
“(a) Trucks, propelled by self-contained power, designed principally for loading unloading stacking or tiering of goods, and counterweighted or designed to be counterweighted at the steering axle end to enable loads to be handled on forks or other attachments to elevating masts at the driving axle end, including any of the following equipment or attachments imported with and for use with such trucks, viz., special forks, crane attachment, boom attachment, scoop attachment, roll-over or revolving head attachment, drum carrying attachment, side shifting attachment, squeeze gripping attachment, steady attachment or clamp lift, brick forks, bale carrying attachment, platform attachment, drum handling attachment, coal grab attachment, push pull attachment, pusher attachment, case grab attachment, and end or side dumping skip—
(1) Of lifting capacities up to and including 10,000 lb. weight
ad val.	22½ per cent.
(2) Of lifting capacities in excess of 1.0,000 lb. weight------------------------------ ad val.	7½ per cent.”
and inserting in its stead the following :—
“(a) Trucks, propelled by self-contained power, designed principally for loading unloading stacking or tiering of goods by means of fork or other attachments to elevating masts, including any of the following equipment or attachments imported with and for use with such trucks, viz., special forks, crane attachment, boom attachment, scoop attachment, roll-over or revolving head attachment, drum carrying attachment, side shifting attachment, squeeze gripping attachment, steady attachment or clamp lift, brick forks, bale carrying attachment, platform attachment, drum handling attachment, coal grab attachment, push pull attachment, pusher attachment, case grab attachment, and end or side dumping skip—
(1) Of lifting capacities up to and including 10,000 lb. weight
ad val.	22½ per cent.
(2) Of lifting capacities in excess of 10,000 lb. weight-------------------------------- ad val.	7½ per cent.”