Excise Regulations 1925 (Amendment) (Cth)

STATUTORY RULES

1931. No. 43

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REGULATIONS UNDER THE EXCISE ACT 1901-1923.

(Seventh Amendment.)

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 Excise Act 1901-1923, to come into operation forthwith.

Dated this twenty fourth day of April, 1931.

(Sgd.) ISAAC A. ISAACS.

Governor-General.

By His Excellency’s Command,

Minister of State for Trade and Customs.

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Amendment of Excise Regulations 1925.

(Statutory Rules 1925, No. 181, as amended to this date.)

Regulation 79 is cancelled and the following substituted:—

Delivery of Samples Free.

Section 106.

79. The following samples may be delivered free of duty:—

(a) Spirits contained in vats in the spirit store of a Distillery—¼ gill for every 100 gallons of spirits.

(b) Spirits in bulk—¼ gill from each cask containing not more than 20 gallons; ½ gill from every cask containing more than 20 gallons.

Provided that not more than ¼ gallon shall be allowed free of duty from each line, and provided further that if the sample allowed under (a) has already been taken, no further sample free of duty shall be allowed.

(c) Spirits in bottle—¼ gill for every 20 gallons in any one line.

Provided that not more than gallon shall be allowed free of duty from any one line and provided further that if the sample allowed under (a) has already been taken, no further sample free of duty shall be allowed.

(d) For exhibition at Wine, Agricultural, or other similar Shows, samples may be allowed free to the extent of ½ gill per 100 gallons, but not to exceed ¼ gallon on the aggregate for each Show.

 

By Authority: H. J. Green, Government Printer, Canberra.

675.—Price 3d.