Diesel Fuel Tax Act (No. 1) 1973
No.
143 of 1973
AN
ACT
To amend the Diesel Fuel Tax Act (No. 1) 1957-1972.
[Assented to 22 November 1973]
BE IT ENACTED by
the Queen, the Senate and the House of Representatives of Australia, as follows:—
Short title and citation.
1. (1) This Act may be cited as the Diesel Fuel Tax Act (No. 1) 1973.
(2)
The Diesel Fuel Tax Act (No. 1) 1957-1972 is in this Act referred
to as the Principal Act.
(3)
The Principal Act, as amended by this Act, may be cited as the Diesel Fuel Tax Act (No. 1) 1957-1973.
Commencement.
2. This Act shall be deemed to have come into operation on 22nd
August, 1973.
Rate of tax.
3. Section 6 of the Diesel Fuel
Tax Act (No. 1) 1957-1972 is
amended—
(a)
by omitting from paragraph (d) the word “or” (last occurring); and
(b)
by omitting paragraph (e) and substituting the following paragraphs:—
“(e) in the case of
diesel fuel that was entered for home consumption under the Customs Act or under
the Excise Act on or after 1st July, 1972, and before 22nd August, 1973—3.85
cents per litre; or
(f) in any other
case—4.903 cents per litre”.
Formal amendments.
4. The Principal Act is amended as set out in the Schedule.
SCHEDULE Section 4
FORMAL AMENDMENTS
1. The Principal Act is
amended as set out in the following table:—
Provision | Amendment |
Section 6(a).............. | Omit “the eighteenth
day of August, One thousand nine hundred and sixty-live”, substitute “18th
August, 1965”.
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Section 6(b).............. | Omit “the eighteenth
day of August, One thousand nine hundred and
sixty-five”, substitute
“18th August, 1965”, Omit “the nineteenth
day of August, One thousand nine hundred and seventy”, substitute” 19th
August, 1970”.
|
Section 6(c).............. | Omit “the nineteenth
day of August, One thousand nine hundred and seventy”, substitute “19th
August, 1970”. Omit “the eighteenth
day of August, One thousand nine hundred and seventy-one”, substitute “18th
August, 1971”.
|
Section 6(d).............. | Omit “the eighteenth day of
August, One thousand nine hundred and seventy-one”, substitute “18th August,
1971”. Omit “the first day of July, One
thousand nine hundred and seventy-two”, substitute “1st July, 1972”.
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