Dried Fruits Export Charges Regulations (Amendment) (Cth)

STATUTORY RULES.

1935. No. 15.

REGULATIONS UNDER THE DRIED FRUITS EXPORT CHARGES ACT 1924-1929.*

WHEREAS it is provided by section 3 of the Dried Fruits Export Charges Act 1924-1929 that a charge is imposed and shall be levied and paid on all dried fruits exported from the Commonwealth, and that the rate of charge shall be one-eighth of a penny for each pound of dried fruits exported, or in the case of dried currants, dried sultanas and dried lexias, such lower rate is as prescribed by the regulations:

And whereas it is provided by section 4 of that Act that the Governor-General may, after report to the Minister by the Dried Fruits Control Board constituted under the Dried Fruits Export Control Act 1924, make regulations prescribing a lower rate of the charge imposed on dried currants, dried sultanas or dried lexias exported from the Commonwealth on or after such date as is specified in the regulations, not being earlier than the first day of March, One thousand nine hundred and twenty-seven:

And whereas the said Dried Fruits Control Board has reported to the Minister that the rate of charge imposed on dried currants, dried sultanas and dried lexias exported from the Commonwealth during the period of twelve months commencing on the first day of March, One thousand nine hundred and thirty-five should be as prescribed by the regulations hereunder:

Now therefore 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 Dried Fruits Export Charges Act 1924-1929.

Dated this twenty-seventh day of February, 1935.

(Sgd.) ISAAC A. ISAACS.

Governor-General.

By His Excellency’s Command,

For the Minister of State for Commerce.

 

Amendment of the Dried Fruits Export Charges Regulations. 

1. Regulation 3 of the Dried Fruits Export Charges Regulations is repealed and the following regulation inserted in its stead:—

Rate of charge.

“3. The charge imposed and to be levied and paid under section 3 of the Act on all dried fruits exported from the Commonwealth shall,

* Notified in the Commonwealth Gazette on   February, 1935.

  Statutory Rules 1927, No. 30, as amended by Statutory Rules 1928, No. 43; 1929, Nos. 24 and 41; 1930, No. 24; 1931, No. 18; 1932, No. 17; 1933, No. 20; and 1934, No. 28.

569.—6/19.2.1935.—Price 3d.

 

during the period of twelve months commencing on the first day of March, 1935, be imposed, levied and paid at the following rates:—

(a) The rate in respect of dried currants shall be sixpence for each hundredweight of dried currants exported.

(b) The rate in respect of dried sultanas shall be sixpence for each hundredweight of dried sultanas exported.

(c) The rate in respect of dried lexias shall be threepence for each hundredweight of dried lexias exported.”.

Commencement.

2. The last preceding regulation shall come into operation on the first day of March, 1935.

 

By Authority: L. F. Johnston, Commonwealth Government Printer. Canberra.