Dried Fruits
Export Charges
No. 18 of 1970
An Act to amend the Dried Fruits Export Charges Act 1924–1965.
[Assented to 17 June 1970]
BE
it enacted by the Queen’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 Dried Fruits Export Charges Act 1970.
(2.) The Dried Fruits Export Charges Act 1924–1965
is in this Act referred to as the Principal Act.
(3.) The Principal Act, as amended by this Act, may
be cited as the Dried Fruits Export
Charges Act 1924–1970.
Commencement.
2.—(1.) Subject to the next succeeding sub-section,
this Act shall come into operation on the day on which it receives the Royal
Assent.
(2.) Section 3 of this Act shall come into
operation on a date to be fixed by Proclamation.
Charge
on export of dried fruits.
3.Section 3 of the Principal Act is amended by omitting
from sub-section (2.) the words “one-tenth of a cent” and inserting in their
stead the words “three-tenths of a cent”.
Regulations.
4. Section 4 of the Principal Act is amended—
(a) by omitting the word “imposed”; and
(b)by inserting after the word “Commonwealth” the words “in respect of which
entry for export is made”.
Making
of regulations.
5. At any time after the commencement of this section and before the
date fixed under sub-section (2.) of section 2 of this Act, regulations may be
made under the Principal Act as amended by this Act as if section 3 of this Act
had come into operation, but regulations so made shall not come into operation
before the date fixed under that sub-section.
Application
of amendment.
6.