Distillation Regulations (Amendment) (Cth)

STATUTORY RULES.

1934. No. 71.

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REGULATIONS UNDER THE DISTILLATION ACT 1901‑1931.

(Third Amendment.)

I, THE GOVERNOR‑GENERAL, in and over the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, hereby make the following Regulations under the Distillation Act 1901‑1931.

Dated this sixth day of June, 1934.

Governor‑General.

By His Excellency’s Command,

Minister of State for Trade and Customs.

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Amendment of Distillation Regulations.

(Statutory Rules 1926, No. 206, as amended to this date.)

1. Regulations 59 to 61 (both inclusive) of the Distillation Regulations are repealed and the following regulations inserted in their stead:—

“59.—(1.) Upon written application being made to him, the Collector may grant permission to any distiller—

(a) to remove imported spirits from a Customs warehouse to the distiller’s spirit store for the purpose of flavouring spirits distilled by the distiller; or

(b) to remove from a Customs warehouse to his spirit store imported whisky entered under Item 3 (b) (1) of the Customs Tariffs 1933 for the purpose of blending with Australian distilled whisky.

(2.) In the case of an application covered by paragraph (a)of the last preceding sub‑regulation the distiller shall submit a sample of the flavouring spirit for the Collector’s approval.”

“60. The flavouring or blending referred to in the last preceding regulation shall be carried out in the spirit store in the presence of an officer, and

(a) where Australian distilled spirits are flavoured with imported spirits, the spirits when so flavoured shall not contain more than five per centum of imported spirits, and

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(b)where imported whisky is blended with Australian whisky, the blended spirits shall conform to the requirements of Excise Tariff Item 2 (e) (2).”

“61. If imported spirits are to be mixed with Australian spirits for exportation only, then no duty shall be charged on the imported spirits, but if imported flavouring spirits are to be mixed with spirits for home consumption, then, if the rate of duty on the imported spirits is greater than the rate of duty payable on the spirits distilled in Australia, the difference between such rates of duty shall be paid on the flavouring spirits before removal from the customs warehouse to the spirit store of the distiller.”

2. Regulation 72 of the Distillation Regulations is amended by omitting the words and figures “Regulations 52, 53, and 54” and inserting in their stead the words and figures “regulations 59, 60 and 61.”.

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By Authority: L. F.