STATUTORY RULES.
1954.
No..
REGULATIONS
UNDER THE EXCISE ACT 1901-1952.*
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 1901-1952.
Dated
this twenty-sixth
day of, ,1954.
Governor-General.
By His Excellency’s
Command,
Minister
of State for Trade and Customs.
Amendments of the Excise Regulations.
1. After
Regulation 11a of the Excise
Regulations the following heading and regulation is inserted :—
“ Security.
“ 11ab. The
sum in which security is to be given by an applicant for a licence to
manufacture tobacco, cigars, cigarettes and snuff in respect of which a licence
fee specified in the following scale is payable is the sum specified in that
scale opposite that licence fee :—
Licence fee payable.
| Amount
of security to be given.
|
£5 per annum....................................
| £200
|
£10 per annum....................................
| £300
|
£20 per annum....................................
| £500
|
£50 per annum....................................
| £800
|
£100 per annum.....................................
| £1,200
|
£150 per annum.....................................
| £1,800
|
£250 per annum.....................................
| £2,500
|
£350 per annum.....................................
| £3,500
|
£500 per annum.....................................
| £5,000
|
£600 per annum and
over.......................
| £7,500.”.
|
2.
Regulation 31 of the Excise Regulations is amended by omitting the words “ at
the rate of Four shillings and sixpence per hour ” and inserting in their stead
the words “ at the rate prescribed by Regulation 209a of these Regulations ”.
* Notified in the Commonwealth Gazette on, 1954.
Statutory Rules 1925, No. 181, as
amended by Statutory Rules 1926, No. 70; 1928, No. 181; 1929, Nos.
74,
92 and 97; 1930, No. 71; 1931, Nos. 25 and 43; 1932, Nos, 13, 51, 105 and
129;
1933, Nos. 37 and 103; 1934, Nos. 9, 65 and 76; 1936, Nos.
26,
56 and 99; 1939, Nos. 5, 39, 60, 121 and 169; 1940, Nos.
17
and 48; 1941, No. 313; 1942, Nos. 291, 835 and 387; 1943, Nos.
22
and 140; 1944, No. 173; 1945, No. 103; 1946, No. 89; 1947, Nos.
28
and 85; 1948, Nos. 36 and 95; 1949, No. 96; 1950, No. 16;
1951, Nos. 81 and 123; 1952, No. 97; 1953, No. 86; and 1954, No.
22.
3349.—Price
3d. 15/13.8.1954.
3. Regulation
37 of the Excise Regulations is amended by omitting the words “ to the
Collector the sum of Four shillings and sixpence per hour for the officer’s
services ” and inserting in their stead the words “ for the officer’s services
at the rate prescribed by Regulation 209a
of these Regulations ”.
4. Regulation
65 of the Excise Regulations is amended by omitting the words “ for such
services ” and inserting intheir stead the words “ for the services of the
extra officer at the rate prescribed by Regulation 209a of these Regulations ”.
5.
Regulation 69 of the Excise Regulations is amended by omitting the words “ Four
shillings and sixpence per hour or part of an hour ” and inserting in their
stead the words “ calculated at the rate
prescribed by Regulation 209a of
these Regulations”.
6. Regulation
75d of the Excise Regulations is
amended by omitting from paragraph (b) the word “ three ” and inserting in its stead the word “ twelve ”.
7. Regulation
117 of the Excise Regulations is amended by omitting the words “, Australian methylated spirit ”.
8. Regulation
154 of the Excise Regulations is amended by omitting the word “ Comptroller ”
and inserting in its stead the word “ Collector ”.
9. Regulation
186 of the Excise Regulations is amended by inserting after sub-regulation (1.)
the following sub-regulation :—
“ (1a.) A label placed, upon excisable
goods shall show—
(a) the name of the manufacturer
or distiller and the address (including the word ‘ Australia ’) of the factory
or distillery ; or
(b)the
factory number and State number allotted to the factory or the distillery
letter and State number allotted to the distillery, as the case requires, and
the words ‘ Made in Australia ’ or such other words indicating that the goods
have been made in Australia as the Collector approves.”.
10. Regulation 204
of the Excise Regulations is amended by omitting the table and inserting in its
stead the following table:—
Purpose of Form. | Character
of Goods. | Number
of Form. |
Home
consumption..............................................
| Spirits,
excluding spirits cleared ex distillories and manufacturing warehouses
| 31a
|
Home consumption.............................................. | All other
excisable goods........... | 32
|
Removal
interstate for warehousing or for clearance for home consumption
| All
excisable goods.................................................. | 33
|
Warehousing
or removal within a State | All
excisable goods.................................................. | 34
|
Exportation
beyond the Commonwealth or removal coastwise or inland for exportation beyond
the Commonwealth
| All
excisable goods.................................................. | 34a
|
Despatch
note......................................................
| All excisable goods.................................................. | 35
|
11. Regulation 209a of the Excise Regulations is
amended by omitting the words “ Four shillings and sixpence ” and inserting in
their stead the words “ Eight shillings ”.
12. Regulation 234d of the Excise Regulations is
amended by inserting in paragraph (a) of sub-regulation (4.), after the
word “ factory,” (first occurring), the word “ or ”.
13. Form 31 in the
Schedule to the Excise Regulations is repealed.
14. Form 31a in the Schedule to the Excise
Regulations is repealed and the following Form inserted in its stead :—
Regulation 204. Form 31a. Warrant
No.
Australian Excise.
Excise Act 1901-
Home Consumption, Entry—Spirits (Excluding Spirits Cleared ex Distilleries and Manufacturing
Warehouses).
Place
Date
19 .
State of
Ex
Owner: Signature (Owner
or Agent)
Vessels
and Cases. | Description
of Vessel. | Description
of Spirit. | Liquid
Gallons. | Strength. | Proof
Gallons. | Tariff
Item. | Rate
of Duty at Proof. | Duty. |
Brand. | No. | By Hydrometer. | Obscuration. | Actual
Strength. |
£ | s. | d. |
Total £ |
Total number
of packages (in words)
Total amount of duty (in words)
Collector.
15. Form 34 in the
Schedule to the Excise Regulations is amended by omitting the words—
“ Entry—Removal within a State.”
and
inserting in their stead the words—
“ Entry
for Warehousing or Removal within a State.”.
16. Form 38 in the
Schedule to the Excise Regulations is repealed.
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