Dried Fruits (Amendment) Act 1987 (NSW)

DRIED FRUITS (AMENDMENT) ACT 1987 No. 1

NEW SOUTH WALES

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

1. Short title

2.      Commencement

3.      Amendment of Act No. 7. 1939

SCHEDULE 1—AMENDMENTS TO THE DRIED FRUITS ACT 1939

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DRIED FRUITS (AMENDMENT) ACT 1987 No. 1

NEW SOUTH WALES

Act No. 1, 1987

An Act to amend the Dried Fruits Act 1939 with respect to the retail selling of dried fruits and for other purposes. [Assented to 3 March 1987]

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Dried Fruits (Amendment) 1987

BE it enacted by the Queen's Most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council and Legislative Assembly of New South Wales in Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:

Short title

1.     This Act may be cited as the "Dried Fruits (Amendment) Act 1987".

Commencement

2. (1) Except as provided by subsection (2), this Act shall commence

on the date of assent to this Act.

(2) Schedule 1 (2). and section 3 in its application to that provision, shall commence on such day as may be appointed by the Governor and notified by proclamation published in the Gazette.

Amendment of Act No. 7, 1939

3. The Dried Fruits Act 1939 is amended in the manner set forth in

Schedule 1.

SCHEDULE 1

(Sec. 3)

AMENDMENTS TO THE DRIED FRUITS ACT 1939

(1) Section 14 (Officers)—

(a)	Section 14(1)— Omit "with the approval of the Minister".
(b)	Section 14 (2)— Omit the subsection, insert instead:

(2) The Board may—

(a) with the approval of the Minister; and

(b) on such terms and conditions as may be approved by the Public Service Board.

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arrange for the use of the services of any staff or facilities of a government department, administrative office or public authority.

(c) Section 14 (4)—
Omit the subsection.

(2) Section 21 (Offence to sell dried fruits not packed, &c, in registered

packing house)—

(a)	Section 21 (4) (b)— After "lastmentioned person;", insert "or".
(b)	Section 21 (4) (c)— Omit the paragraph.
(c)	Section 21 (5)— After section 21 (4), insert:

(5) The provisions of this section do not apply to a person buying dried fruits by retail from a grocer, storekeeper or other such retail seller.

(3) Section 2 3 A —

After section 23, insert:

Exemption from certain requirements relating to packing houses

23A. (1) The Board may, by order published in the Gazette,

direct that the whole or any specified provisions of sections 21(1)

and (3) and 23—

(a)	shall not apply to or in respect of any person or class of persons, or any act, matter or thing or class of acts, matters or things, specified in the order; or
(b)	shall not so apply in such circumstances as may be so specified.

(2) Such an order shall take effect according to its tenor on and from the day of its publication in the Gazette or, if a later day is specified in the order, from the day so specified.

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AMENDMENTS TO THE DRIED FRUITS ACT 1939—continued

(4) Section 39 (Regulations)—

Section 39 (3). (4)—

Omit the subsections, insert instead:

(3) A provision of a regulation may—

(a)	apply generally or be limited in its application by reference to specified exceptions or factors;
(b)	apply differently according to different factors of a specified kind;
(c)	authorise any matter or thing to be from time to time determined, applied or regulated by any specified person or body; or
(d)	adopt wholly or partially, either specifically or by reference, any standard, code, test or specification that has been published and is specified in the regulation, together with any additions or amendments that are so specified.

(4) Section 41 of the Interpretation Act 1897 applies in respect of a regulation as if this Act had been passed after the commencement of the Interpretation (Amendment) Act 1969.