STATUTORY RULES.
1955.
No. 50.
REGULATIONS
UNDER THE CUSTOMS ACT 1901-1954 AND
THE COMMERCE (TRADE DESCRIPTIONS) ACT
1905-1950.*
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 Customs
Act 1901-1954
and the Commerce (Trade Descriptions) Act 1905-1950.
Dated this nineteenth
day of July , 1955.
W.
J. Slim
Governor-General.
By His Excellency's Command,
(Sgd) J. McEwen
Minister
of State for Commerce and Agriculture
and
for and on behalf of the Minister of
State for Trade and Customs.
Amendments of the Exports (Canned and Frozen Fruits)
Regulations.
Third Schedule —Item 27.
1. Item
27 in Part I. of the Third Schedule to the Exports (Canned and Frozen Fruits)
Regulations is omitted and the following item inserted in its stead:—
"27. Tropical Fruit Salad—Choice
Quality.
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The fruit salad shall consist of pineapple, paw-paw and in addition shall
include banana or passion fruit or both. Fruit juice or approved fruit flavours and a few Maraschino cherries may also be
included.
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The trade description shall include the words "Choice Quality" on
the label and on the outside container.". |
2.
The pineapple shall comply with the same conditions and restrictions as those
specified in paragraphs 1 and 2 of item 64 in this Part.
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3.
The paw-paw and banana shall be sound, shall not be blemished and shall
consist of small portions or sections.
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4.
The portions or sections of the pineapple, paw-paw and banana shall be of
uniform size.
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* Notified in the Commonwealth Gazette on ,
1955.
Statutory Rules 1954, No.101, as amended by
Statutory Rules 1955, No. 20.
2611/55.—Price 3d. 9/14.6.1955.
"27.
Tropical Fruit Salad—Choice Quality— continued.
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The passion fruit shall be sound, shall not be blemished and shall consist of
passion fruit or passion fruit pulp.
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6.
Where Maraschino cherries are included, the size of the cherries shall be
such that not more than 12 cherries of that size weigh not less than one
ounce avoirdupois drained weight.
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7.
The weight of the pineapple shall be not less than 55 per centum nor more
than 65 per centum of the total fill-in weight of fresh fruit.
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8.
The weight of the paw-paw shall be not less than 25 per centum nor more than
40 per centum of the total fill-in weight of fresh fruit.
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9.
Where cane sugar is added to the fruit, there shall be sufficient to give a
cut out of not less than 20 per centum and not more than 23 per centum Brix
at 60 degrees Fahrenheit.
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Third
Schedule —Item 50a .
2. Item
50a in Part 1 of the Third Schedule to the
Exports (Canned and Frozen Fruits) Regulations is amended by omitting paragraph
1 in the second column and inserting in its stead the following paragraph:—
"1. The peaches shall comply with
the same conditions and restrictions as those specified in paragraphs 1, 2 and
3 of item 48.".
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