CUSTOMS
TARIFF (NEW ZEALAND PREFERENCE) (No. 2).
No.
55 of 1960.
An Act to amend the Customs Tariff (New Zealand
Preference) 1933-1959, as amended by the Customs Tariff (New Zealand
Preference) 1960.
[Assented
to 19th November, 1960.]
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. 2)
1960.
(2.) The Customs Tariff (New Zealand Preference) 1933-1959, as amended by the Customs Tariff (New Zealand Preference) 1960, is in this Act referred to as the
Principal Act.
(3.) Section one of the Customs Tariff (New Zealand
Preference) 1960 is amended by omitting sub-section (2.).
(4.) The Principal Act, as amended by this Act,
may be cited as the Customs Tariff (New Zealand Preference) 1933-1960.
Commencement.
2. Except as otherwise provided in 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.) The time
of the imposition of the duties of Customs imposed by the last preceding
sub-section is the twentieth day of May, One thousand nine hundred and sixty,
at nine o’clock in the forenoon, reckoned according to standard time in the
Australian Capital Territory, and this section shall be deemed to have come
into operation at that time.
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.) The time
of the imposition of the duties of Customs imposed by the last preceding
sub-section is the seventeenth day of August, One thousand nine hundred and
sixty, at nine o’clock in the forenoon, reckoned according to standard time in
the Australian Capital Territory, and this section shall be deemed to have come
into operation at that time.
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.) The time
of the imposition of the duties of Customs imposed by the last preceding
sub-section is the ninth day of September, One thousand nine hundred and sixty,
at nine o’clock in the forenoon, reckoned according to standard time in the
Australian Capital Territory, and this section shall be deemed to have come
into operation at that time.
THE SCHEDULES.
—
FIRST SCHEDULE.Section
3.
Amendments of the Schedule to the Principal Act.
Consecutive No. | Tariff Item. | Tariff Rates on Goods
the Produce or Manufacture of New Zealand. |
103.
By omitting the item and inserting in its stead the following item:— |
“103
| 325 (a) Leather manufactures n.e.i.;
leather cut into shape, not covered by item 329(d) (4) (a);
harness n.e.i.; razor strops; whips, including handles, keepers, thongs and
lashes-------------------
| 17½
per cent. ad val. |
(b) Harness and buggy
saddles--------------------------------
| 17½
per cent. ad val.” |
105.
By omitting the item. |
SECOND SCHEDULE.Section
4.
Amendments
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. |
By inserting new items as
follows:— |
“120
| 320 (C) (2) (c)
(2) Film to which clause (2) of sub-paragraph (c) of paragraph (2) of sub-item (c) of item 320 in the Schedule
to the Customs Tariff 19331960, 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-------------------------------------------------- Provided
that any such films printed from a negative which was not the produce or
manufacture of the United Kingdom or New Zealand shall not be entitled to
entry at the rate above.
| Free |
“121
| 320 (c)
(2) (c) (6) Film to which clause
(6) of sub-paragraph (c) of
paragraph (2) of sub-item (c) of
item 320 in the Schedule to the Customs
Tariff 1933-1960, 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--------------------------------------------------
| 1d. per lineal foot |
Provided
that any such films printed from a negative which was not the produce or
manufacture of the United Kingdom or New Zealand shall not be entitled to
entry at the rate above. And
provided further, that, in respect of this item, where a film is imported
containing more than one series of exposures placed side by side across its
width, duty shall be charged on each series of exposures as if each series
were a separate film.”
|
Section 5. THIRD
SCHEDULE.
Amendments
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. |
31. By omitting the item and
inserting in its stead the following item:— |
“31
| Ex 141 (b)
(1) Lead piping----------------------------------------------------------------- | 4s. 6d. per
cwt.
|
Ex 141 (b)
(3) (b) Lead alloy piping----------------------------------------------------- | 4s. 6d. per
cwt.”
|
73. By
omitting the item and inserting in its stead the following item:— |
“73
| Ex 208 (a)
(1) Brasswork, bronzework and gunmetalwork for general engineering and
plumbing and other trades (other than valves, taps, tobies, hydrants, and
similar articles of any material)----------------------
| 22½ per cent. ad val.” |
74. By
omitting the item and inserting in its stead the following item:— |
“74
| Ex 208 (a) Valves, taps, tobies, hydrants and
similar articles, of any material | 27½ per cent. ad val.” |
85. By
omitting the item and inserting in its stead the following item:— |
“85
| Ex 231 Paints
and colours, viz.:— |
(c) (2) Kalsomine, water paints and
distempers, in powder form
| 17½ per cent. ad val. |
(g)
(1) Ground in liquid, n.e.i.; paints and colours prepared for use; sheep
marking oils; enamels, n.e.i.; enamel paints and glosses, n.e.i.------
| 17½ per cent. ad val. |
Ex 232 (a)
Colours ground in plasticizing media other than drying oils; cellulose ester
enamels--------------------------------------------------------------------
| 17½ per cent. ad val.” |
88. By
inserting a new item as follows:— |
“88
| 255 (a)
Glue in dry form------------------------------------------------------------------- | 17½ per
cent. ad val. or 5d. per lb., whichever rate returns the higher duty.
|
255 (c) Gelatine— |
(1) Coloured gelatine sheets of the type used for
window displays and for lighting effects; gelatine dust of the type used in
the manufacture of ladies’ evening shoes----------------------------------------------------------
| Free |
(2)
Other--------------------------------------------------------------------------
| 17½ per
cent. ad val. or l0d. per lb., whichever rate returns the higher duty.”
|
100. By
inserting a new item as follows:— |
“100
| 320 (b)
(2) Cinematographs, n.e.i.------------------------------------------------------- | 15 per cent. ad val.” |
101. By omitting
the item and inserting in its stead the following item:— |
“101
| Ex 179 (C) Ex 181 (F) (1) Ex 181 (F) (3) Ex 181 (G) (3) | Accessories for cinematographs,
viz.:— Amplifiers, volume controls, loudspeakers and
switch-boards----------------------------------------------------------------------
| Free” |