Dried Fruits Act 1939 Regulation relating to standards for dried prunes (1994-20) [GG No 24 of 21.1.1994] (NSW)

1994—No. 20

DRIED FRUITS ACT 1939—REGULATION

(Relating to standards for dried prunes)

NEW SOUTH WALES

[Published in Gazette No. 24 of 21 January 1994]

HIS Excellency the Governor, with the advice of the Executive Council,

and in pursuance of the Dried Fruits Act 1939, has been pleased to make

the Regulation set forth hereunder.

I. R. CAUSLEY

Minister for Agriculture and Fisheries.

Commencement

1. This Regulation commences on 1 February 1994.

Amendments

2. The Dried Fruits (General) Regulation 1993 is amended:

(a)	by inserting inclause 49 (1) after the words “choice quality” the words “or if there are more than 100 prunes per 454 grams”;
(b)	by omitting from clause 50the words “Unless they are of manufacturing quality, dried prunes” and by inserting instead the words “Dried prunes”;
(c)	by omitting from clause 50 (e) the words “more than90” and by inserting instead the matter “91–100”;
(d)	by omitting from clause 51(1)(d) the words “varieties; or” and by inserting instead the word “varieties.”;

(e) by omitting clause 51 (1) (e);
(f) by omitting clause 51 (2);
(g) by omitting clause 52 (1) (c);
(h) by omitting clause 52 (2);

1994—No. 20

(i)  by omitting clause 53(1)and by inserting instead the following subclauses:

(1) Dried prunes having a moisture content of less than 22 per cent must not be sold by retail unless the words “DRY PACK” appear on the container in which they are sold.

(1A) Dried prunes having a moisture content of 22 per cent or more must not be sold by retail unless they are packed in hermetically sealed containers.

EXPLANATORY NOTE

The object of this Regulation is vary the requirements for dried prunes so as:

(a)	toprovide that prunes numbering more than 100per454prams are taken to be of manufacturing quality (and therefore not to be retailed as dried prunes); and
(b)	to require manufacturing quality prunes to be classified by size before they are graded as to quality; and
(c)	to repeal the requirement that a container ofdried prunes that is sold by retail must bear the name of the country from which any imported prunes have been grown; and
(d)	to repeal a provision relating tothe labelling of containers that merely duplicates a provision of Commonwealth legislation relating to the same subject matter; and
(e)	to ensure that dried prunes having a moisture content of less than 22per cent are sold in containers labelled “DRY PACK”; and
(f)	to ensure that dried prunes having a moisture content of 22per cent or more are sold in hermetically sealed containers.

This Regulation is made under the Dried Fruits Act 1939, including section 39

(the general regulation making power).