Dried Fruits Export Control (Election of Board) Regulations (Amendment) (Cth)

STATUTORY RULES.

1926. No. 149.

REGULATIONS UNDER THE DRIED FRUITS EXPORT CONTROL ACT 1924.

I, THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL in and over the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, do hereby make the following Regulations under the Dried Fruits Export Control Act 1924, to come into operation forthwith.

Dated this twenty-seventh day of October, 1926.

STONEHAVEN,

Governor-General.

By His Excellency’s Command,

T. PATERSON,

Minister of State for Markets and Migration.

Amendment of Dried Fruits Export Control (Election of Board) Regulations.

(Statutory Rules 1924, No. 203, as amended to this date.)

1. Regulation 3 of the Dried Fruits Export Control (Election of Board) Regulations, is amended—

(a) By omitting from the definition of “Officer” the word “Customs” and inserting in its stead the words “the Department of Markets and Migration”; and

(b) by inserting at the end thereof the following definition:— “The Minister” means the Minister for Markets and Migration.

2. After regulation 5 the following regulation is inserted:—

Claim for enrolment.

5a. A grower shall only be entitled to vote at the election if his name is placed on the roll pursuant to a claim made by him for

C.15678.—Price 3d.

 

enrolment in accordance with the following form which shall be lodged with the Returning Officer on or before the day fixed in that behalf by the Minister:—

Commonwealth of Australia.

DRIED FRUITS EXPORT CONTROL ACT 1924.

Claim for Enrolment

Under the Dried Fruits Export Control (Election of Board) Regulations.

Surname of grower

Christian names of grower

Postal address of grower

I hereby claim to have my name placed on the roll of growers for the States of New South Wales, Victoria, and South Australia, (or the roll of growers for the State of Western Australia, as the case may be), to enable me to vote at the next forthcoming election of growers’ representatives on the Dried Fruits Control Board, and I declare:—

1. That I am a grower of fruits from which dried currants, dried sultanas, or dried lexias are produced.

(2) That my orchard is situated at

(3) That the area of each kind of fruit now under cultivation by me is:—Currants acres. Sultanas acres. Lexias  acres.

(4) That the statements made in this claim are true and correct in every particular.

Signature of grower

(in own handwriting).

Dated the day of , 192 .

I, the undersigned, being an elector or person qualified to be an elector of the Commonwealth or the State Assembly, certify—

(a) That I have satisfied myself as to the identity of the grower,

(b) That I have seen the grower sign the declaration in his, the grower’s own handwriting; and

(c) That I either know the statements contained in the declaration to be true, or have satisfied myself by inquiry from the grower or otherwise that the statements contained in the declaration are true.

(Penalty on witness for failure to fully comply with this requirement—£50.)

Personal signature of witness

(in own handwriting.)

Occupation

Place of living

Dated the day of 192 .

3. Regulations 22 and 23 are amended by omitting from the Forms of ballot-paper the words “N.B.—If this ballot-paper is sent to the returning officer by post the postage thereon (1½d.) must be fully prepaid otherwise the voting paper will not be accepted by the Returning Officer.”

Note.—This enrolment card must be lodged with the Returning Officer on or before the 192 , otherwise the grower will not be entitled to vote at the next forthcoming election of growers’ representatives on the Dried Fruits Control Board.

 

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