Excise Regulations (Amendment) (Cth)

STATUTORY RULES

1969

No. 205

REGULATIONS UNDER THE EXCISE ACT 1901-1968.*

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 Excise Act 1901-1968.

Dated this twelfth day of December, 1969.

PAUL HASLUCK

Governor-General.

By His Excellency’s Command,

D. L. CHIPP

Minister of State for Customs and Excise.

Amendments of the Excise Regulations

1. Regulation 1a of the Excise Regulations is amended—

(a) by omitting the words—

“ Division 2.—Manufacturers of Tobacco, Cigars, Cigarettes and Snuff (Regulations 11-11ab).”

and inserting in their stead the words—

“Division 2.—Manufacturers of Tobacco, Cigars, Cigarettes and Snuff (Regulations 11-12).”; and

(b) by omitting the words—

“ Part XVIII.—Beer (Regulations 212-216).

Part XIX.—Canned Fruit (Regulations 217-218).”

and inserting in their stead the words—

“ Part XVIII.—Beer (Regulations 212-215).

Part XIX.—Canned Fruit (Regulation 218).”.

2. Regulations 11a and 11ab of the Excise Regulations, and the heading immediately preceding regulation 11ab of those Regulations, are repealed and the following regulation is inserted in their stead:—

“ 12. For the purpose of sub-section (2.) of section 39 of the Act, the sum in which security is to be given by an applicant for a licence to manufacture tobacco, cigars, cigarettes and snuff is the amount specified in the second column of the following table in relation to the quantity of tobacco, cigars, cigarettes and snuff, specified in the first column of that table, that the holder of the licence is authorized to manufacture in a year.

* Notified in the Commonwealth Gazette on 18 December 1969.

Statutory Rules 1925, No. 181, as amended to date. For previous amendments of the Excise Regulations, see footnote   to Statutory Rules 1969, No. 153. and see alsoStatutory Rules 1969, Nos. 153 and 187.

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First Column	Second Column
Quantity of tobacco, cigars, cigarettes and snuff that may be manufactured in a year	Amount to be given in security
$
5,000 lb, or less.........................................................................................................	400
More than 5,000 lb, but not more than 10,000 lb.........................................................	600
More than 10,000 lb, but not more than 20,000 lb.......................................................	1,000
More than 20,000 lb, but not more than 50,000 lb.......................................................	1,600
More than 50,000 lb. but not more than 100,000 lb......................................................	2,400
More than 100,000 lb, but not more than 200,000 lb....................................................	3,600
More than 200,000 lb, but not more than 350,000 lb....................................................	5,000
More than 350,000 lb, but not more than 500,000 lb....................................................	7,000
More than 500,000 lb, but not more than 1,000,000 lb.................................................	10,000
More than 1,000,000 lb.............................................................................................	15,000 ”

3. Regulations 126e, 164, 177a and 177n of the Excise Regulations, and the headings immediately preceding regulations 126e, 164 and 177a, respectively, of those Regulations, are repealed.

4. Regulation 177w of the Excise Regulations is amended by omitting the figures and letter “ , 177n ”.

5. Regulation 214 of the Excise Regulations is repealed and the following regulation inserted in its stead:—

“ 214. For the purpose of sub-section (2.) of section 39 of the Act, the sum in which security is to be given by an applicant for a licence to manufacture beer is the amount specified in the second column of the following table in relation to the quantity of beer, specified in the first column of that table that the holder of the licence is authorized to manufacture in a year.

First Column	Second Column
Quantity of beer that may be manufactured in a year	Amount to be given in security
$
375,000 gallons or less..............................................................................................	1,000
More than 375,000 gallons, but not more than 750,000 gallons....................................	1,500
More than 750,000 gallons, but not more than 1,500,000 gallons.................................	2,000
More than 1,500,000 gallons, but not more than 3,000,000 gallons...............................	5,000
More than 3,000,000 gallons, but not more than 6,000,000 gallons...............................	10,000
More than 6,000,000 gallons, but not more than 12,000,000 gallons.............................	15,000
More than 12,000,000 gallons....................................................................................	20,000 ”.

6. Regulations 216, 217, 226 and 237 of the Excise Regulations, and the headings immediately preceding regulations 226 and 237, respectively, of those Regulations, are repealed.

7. After regulation 245 of the Excise Regulations the following regulation is inserted:—

“ 246. The annual fee for a licence to manufacture excisable goods is Ten dollars.”.

8. The amendments made by these Regulations have effect in relation to a licence granted or renewed in respect of a period commencing on or after the first day of January, 1970.

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