Excise Regulations 1925 (Amendment) (Cth)

STATUTORY RULES.

1930. No. 71.

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REGULATIONS UNDER THE EXCISE ACT 1901-1923.

(Fifth 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-sixth day of June, 1930.

STONEHAVEN

Governor-General.

By His Excellency’s Command,

F. M. FORDE

for Minister of State for Trade and Customs.

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Amendment of Excise Regulations 1925.

(Statutory Rules 1925 No. 181.)

1.Regulation 76 of the Excise Regulations is amended by inserting after the word “Petrol” the words “Playing Cards”.

2. After Regulation 175 of the Excise Regulations the following regulations are inserted:—

“playing cards regulations.

Application for Licences.

176. Applications to manufacture playing cards shall be in the form prescribed in Schedule VI. of the Act.

177. The drawings and particulars to accompany applications for licences shall be as follows:—

(a) The name and situation of the factory.

(b) A plan of the buildings and premises, or a plan of such part of the buildings or premises as the Collector shall require to be furnished.

Scale of Fees.

177a. The fee payable by a manufacturer for a licence shall be One pound per annum.

177b. The manufacturer shall in addition pay for the services of an officer when required the sum of 3s. per hour or portion of an hour and the cost of conveyance of the officer to and from the factory.

Security to be given.

177c. Before a licence to manufacture playing cards is issued approved security in the sum of Two hundred pounds for compliance with the Act and these Regulations shall be furnished by the applicant.

 

Safe Custody of Goods.

177d. Every manufacturer shall provide, in such manner as the Collector directs, for the safe custody of all playing cards manufactured in his factory on which Excise duty has not been paid.

Samples.

177e. Every manufacturer shall lodge with the Collector a specimen representing each kind of playing card manufactured by him; the specimen shall consist of an imprint of each of the blocks, plates or dies from which each card in the pack is printed, including an imprint of the design on the backs of the cards.

Manufacturer’s Books.

177f. Every manufacturer shall keep a book in a form approved by the Collector in which he shall enter daily—

(a) the quantity of paper received into the factory from which Playing Cards can be made;

(b) the quantity of such paper used for making cards;

(c) the quantity of such paper used for other purposes;

(d) the number in dozens of packs of all playing cards manufactured in the factory;

(e) the number in dozens of packs of all playing cards removed from the factory;

(f) the name and address of each person to whom playing cards have been delivered;

(g) the number in dozens of packs of playing cards delivered to each such person;

(h) the amount of duty paid.

Manufacturer’s Returns.

177g.—(1) Every manufacturer shall furnish to the Collector a monthly return showing in regard to the calendar month covered by the return:—

(a) the quantity of paper in the factory at the commencement of the month from which Playing Cards can be made;

(b) the quantity of paper received into the factory from which Playing Cards can be made;

(c) the quantity of such paper used for Card making;

(d) the quantity of such paper on hand at end of the month;

(e) the number in dozens of packs of playing cards:—

(i) in the factory at the commencement of the month;

(ii) manufactured in the factory;

(iii) removed from the factory;

(iv) in the factory at the close of the last day of the month;

(f) the amount of duty paid.

(2.) Such return shall be made up to the close of the last day of each month and shall be verified by a declaration made by the manufacturer according to Form 22a and shall be lodged with the Collector within seven days after the end of each month.

Sizes and Marking of Packages.

177h. All playing cards manufactured in a factory shall be put up in playing packs each of which shall be enclosed in a carton, box or other wrapper Each carton, box or wrapper shall bear in prominent characters:—

(a) the words “Made in Australia.”;

(b) a State number and a factory number, to be allotted by the Collector. The factory number shall be stated immediately above the State number and both numbers shall be enclosed in a circle or a triangle, thus—

 

(c) any other marking approved by the Collector.

The State and factory number as prescribed herein shall be applied to any outer package in which playing cards are delivered from the factory.

177i. Playing cards may be removed from the factory in any number of dozens or half dozens of packs.

Notice of Removal of Playing Cards.

177j. Every manufacturer at whose factory a supervising officer is not permanently stationed shall before removing playing cards from his factory give at least twenty-four hours’ notice in writing to the Collector of the time when he intends to remove playing cards but a standing notice may be given that removals will take place at certain specified times.

Checking of Stocks.

177k. At any factory where a supervising officer is not permanently stationed the Collector shall cause the stocks to be checked periodically.”

3.Regulation 204 of the Excise Regulations is amended by inserting in the second column after the word “Petrol” the words “and Playing Cards”.

4. Form 22a in the Schedule is amended by omitting—

“Reg. 168—

Declaration verifying return by

Petrol Manufacturer”,

and inserting in lieu thereof—

“Reg. Nos. 168, 177f—

Declaration verifying return by

Manufacturer”.

5.Form 32 in the Schedule is amended by omitting the word “Petrol” and by inserting after the word “Gallons” the words “or Quantity”.

    

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