CUSTOMS TARIFF (No. 3).
No. 36 of 1928.
An Act relating to Duties of Customs.
[Assented to 22nd September, 1928.]
BE it enacted by the King’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 (No. 3) 1928.
(2.) Section one of the Customs Tariff (No. 2) 1928 is amended by
omitting sub-section (4.).
(3.) The Customs Tariff 1921–1926, as amended by the Customs Tariff 1928,
and by the Customs Tariff (No. 2) 1928, is in this Act referred to as
the Principal Act.
(4.) The Principal Act, as amended by this Act, may be cited as the Customs
Tariff 1921–1928.
Amendment of Tariff.
2. The Schedule to the Principal Act is amended
as set out in the Schedule to this Act, and Duties of Customs are hereby
imposed in accordance with the first-mentioned Schedule, as amended by the
last-mentioned Schedule.
Date from which new duties commence.
3.—(1.) Subject to sub-section (2.)
of this section, the duties imposed by the Schedule to this Act shall be deemed
to have been imposed as from the seventh day of September One thousand nine hundred
and twenty-eight at nine o’clock in the forenoon, reckoned according to the
standard time in the Territory for the Seat of Government.
(2.) Where, by an amendment made by this Act, any duty, increase of duty
or decrease of duty is imposed on any particular article, as on and from any
date later than the seventh day of September One thousand nine hundred and
twenty-eight, the duty, increase of duty or decrease of duty shall be deemed to
have been imposed as on and from such later date.
Savings
4. Nothing in this Act shall affect the operation
of the Customs Tariff (New
Zealand Preference) 1922–1926, the
Customs Tariff (New Zealand Preference) 1922 (No. 2) or the Customs
Tariff (Papua and New Guinea Preference) 1926.
THE SCHEDULE.
Amendment to the
Schedule to the Customs Tariff 1921–1926, as amended by the Customs Tariff 1928 and by the Customs Tariff (No. 2) 1928.
IMPORT DUTIES.
DIVISION
X.—Wood, Wicker, and Cane.
Item 291.
By inserting the words “(Sequoia Sempervirens)” after the word “Redwood”
(wherever occurring.)