CUSTOMS
TARIFF (NEW ZEALAND PREFERENCE) (No. 1).
No.
19 of 1964.
An
Act to amend the Customs Tariff (New Zealand Preference) 1933–1963.
[Assented
to 15th May, 1964.]
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 (New Zealand Preference)(No. 1) 1964.
(2.) The Customs Tariff (New Zealand Preference)1933–1963 is in this Act referred to as
the Principal Act.
(3.) The Principal Act, as amended by this Act, may be cited as the Customs Tariff (New Zealand Preference) 1933–1964.
Commencement.
2. Except as otherwise provided by this Act, this Act shall come into
operation on the day on which it receives the Royal Assent.
Amendment
of Tariff in accordance with First Schedule.
3.—(1.) The Schedule to the Principal Act is amended
as set out in the First Schedule to this Act and duties of Customs are imposed
in accordance with the Schedule to the Principal Act as so amended.
(2.) This section shall be deemed to have come into operation on the
thirteenth day of January, One thousand nine hundred and sixty-four.
Amendment
of Tariff in accordance with Second Schedule.
4.—(1.) The Schedule to the Principal Act as amended by
the last preceding section is further amended as set out in the Second Schedule
to this Act and duties of Customs are imposed in accordance with the Schedule
to the Principal Act as so amended and as so further amended.
(2.) This section shall be deemed to have come into operation on the
twenty-fourth day of January, One thousand nine hundred and sixty-four.
Amendment
of Tariff in accordance with Third Schedule.
5.—(1.) The Schedule to
the Principal Act as amended by the last two preceding sections is further
amended as set out in the Third Schedule to this Act and duties of Customs are
imposed in accordance with the Schedule to the Principal Act as so amended and
as so further amended.
(2.) This section shall be deemed to have come into operation on the
fourth day of February, One thousand nine hundred and sixty-four.
Amendment
of Tariff in accordance with Fourth Schedule.
6.—(1.) The Schedule to the Principal Act as amended by
the last three preceding sections is further amended as set out in the Fourth
Schedule to this Act and duties of Customs are imposed in accordance with the
Schedule to the Principal Act as so amended and as so further amended.
(2.) This section shall be deemed to have come into operation on the
twenty-eighth day of February, One thousand nine hundred and sixty-four.
the
SCHEDULE
——
FIRST
SCHEDULE. Section
5.
Amendments
of the Schedule to the Principal Act.
Consecutive No. | Tariff Item. | Tariff Rates on Goods the Produce
or Manufacture of New Zealand. |
94. By omitting the item and
inserting in its stead the following item:— |
“94
| 291 Timber,
viz.:— |
(d)
Timber, not dressed, viz.:—
|
Douglas
Fir (Pseudotsuga douglasii), Hemlock (Tsuga heterophylla), Spruce (Picea
sitchensis) and Balsam (Abies balsamea)—
|
(2)
In sizes of 12 inches x 6 inches (or its equivalent) and over----------------------------------------------------
| 3s. per 100
super. feet
|
(3)
In sizes of 6 inches x 4 inches (or its equivalent) and upwards, and less
than 12 inches x 6 inches (or its equivalent)---------------------------------------
| 6s. 6d. per 100
super. feet
|
(4) In
sizes less than 6 inches x 4 inches (or its equivalent), in respect of which
a certificate by an authority or body (in the country of export) approved by
the Minister certifying the timber to be of clear grades has not been
produced—
|
Under
7 inches x 2½inches (or its
equivalent)------------------------------------------
| 18s. per 100
super. feet
|
Other----------------------------------------
| 21s. per 100
super. feet
|
(5) In
sizes less than 6 inches x 4 inches (or its equivalent), other—
|
Under
7 inches x 2½ inches (or its equivalent)------------------------------------------
| 10s. per 100
super. feet
|
Other----------------------------------------
| 13s. per 100
super. feet
|
(e) New Zealand
White Pine, not dressed, for use in the manufacture of butter boxes-----------------------------------------------------------
| Free
|
(f) Timber, not
dressed, viz.:—
|
Redwood
(Sequoia sempervirens) and Western Red Cedar (Thuja plicata)—
|
(2)
In sizes of 12 inches x 6 inches (or its equivalent) and over----------------------------------------------------
| 7s. per 100
super. feet
|
(3)
In sizes of 8 inches x 2 inches (or its equivalent) and upwards, and less
than 12 inches x 6 inches (or its equivalent)---------------------------------------
| 12s. per 100
super. feet
|
(4)
In sizes less than 8 inches x 2 inches (or its equivalent)----------------------------------------------------
| 14s. per 100
super. feet
|
(g) Timber, not dressed, viz.:—
|
Pinus
radiata—
|
(2)
In sizes of 12 inches x 6 inches (or its equivalent) and over----------------------------------------------------
| Free
|
(3)
In sizes of 7 inches x 2½ inches (or its equivalent) and upwards, and less
than 12 inches x 6 inches (or its equivalent)---------------------------------------
| Free
|
(4)
In sizes less than 7 inches x 2½ inches (or its equivalent)----------------------------------------------------
| Free
|
(h) Timber, not dressed, viz.:—
|
Other—
|
(2)
In sizes of 12 inches x 6 inches (or its equivalent) and over----------------------------------------------------
| 3s. per 100
super. feet
|
First Schedule—continued.
Consecutive
No. | Tariff
Item. | Tariff
Rates on Goods the Produce of Manufacture of New Zealand. |
94—continued. |
“94—continued.
|
(h)—continued.
|
(3) In sizes of 7
inches x 2½ inches (or its equivalent) and upwards, and less than 12 inches x
6 inches (or its equivalent)
| 6s.
6d. per 100 super. feet
|
(4) In sizes less than
7 inches x 2½ inches (or its equivalent)
| 10s. per 100 super. feet
|
(i) (1) Timber, not dressed, in sizes
not less than 4 inches in width and not less than 3 inches in thickness for
the manufacture of boxes
| Free |
(2) Timber, not
dressed, cut to size for making boxes-------
| Free” |
96.
By omitting the item. |
97.
By omitting the item and inserting in its stead the following item:— |
“97
| 292 (g) (2) Timber headings and mouldings,
including moulded skirting and other moulded boards -----------------------------------------------
| 22½
per cent. ad val.”
|
SECOND
SCHEDULE. Section
4.
Amendment
of the Schedule to the Principal Act as amended by Section Three of this Act.
Consecutive
No. | Tariff
Item. | Tariff
Rates on Goods the Produce or Manufacture of New Zealand. |
89.
By omitting the item and inserting in its stead the following item:— |
“89
| Ex 269 Insecticides
for agricultural purposes to which sub-item (b)
of Item 269 in the Schedule to the Customs
Tariff 1933–1964, or that Act as amended from time to time, or as
proposed to be amended from time to time by a Customs Tariff alteration
proposed in the Parliament, applies
| Free |
Ex 280 (k) Agricultural insecticides to which
sub-paragraph (2) (b), (6) (b),
(7) (b) or (8) (b) of sub-item
(k) of Item 280 in the Schedule
to the Customs Tariff 1933–1964, or
that Act as amended from time to time, or as proposed to be amended from time
to time by a Customs Tariff alteration proposed in the Parliament, applies-----------------------------------------
| Free” |
THIRD
SCHEDULE. Section
5.
Amendment
of the Schedule to the Principal Act as Amended by Sections
Three and Four of this Act.
Consecutive
No. | Tariff
Item. | Tariff
Rates on Goods the Produce or Manufacture of New Zealand. |
46.
By omitting the item and inserting in its stead the following item:— |
“46
| Ex 150 (c) (2) Fittings of cast iron, for
pipes, tubes and tubing exceeding three inches but not exceeding six inches
in internal diameter or equivalent area cross section, to which paragraph (2)
of sub-item (c) of Item 150 in the Schedule to the Customs Tariff 1933–1964, or that Act as amended from time to
time, or as proposed to be amended from time to time by a Customs Tariff
alteration proposed in the Parliament, applies-------------------------------------
| 15
per cent. ad val. |
Ex 150 (c) (3) Fittings of cast iron, for
pipes, tubes and tubing exceeding three inches in internal diameter or
equivalent area cross section, to which paragraph (3) of sub-item (c) of Item
150 in the Schedule to the Customs
Tariff 1933–1964, or that Act as amended from time to time, or as
proposed to be amended from time to time by a Customs Tariff alteration
proposed in the Parliament, applies
| 5 per cent. ad val.” |
FOURTH
SCHEDULE. Section
6.
Amendment
of the Schedule to the Principal Act as Amended by Sections
Three to five (inclusive) of this Act.
Consecutive
No. | Tariff
Item. | Tariff
Rates on Goods the Produce or Manufacture of New Zealand. |
75.
By omitting the item and inserting in its stead the following item:— |
“75
| Ex 197 (a) (2) Cutlery
partly or wholly of gold or silver, except when gold ferruled or silver
ferruled only----------------------------------
| 22 ½ per cent. ad val. |