Exports (Dried Fruits) Regulations (Amendment) (Cth)

STATUTORY RULES

1946. No. 144.

REGULATIONS UNDER THE CUSTOMS ACT 1901–1936 AND THE COMMERCE (TRADE DESCRIPTIONS) ACT 1905–1933.*

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 1901–1936 and the Commerce (Trade Descriptions) Act 1905–1933.

Dated this second day of October, 1946.

HENRY

Governor-General.

By His Royal Highness’s Command,

W. J. SCULLY

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 (Dried Fruits) Regulations. 

Definitions.

1. Regulation 5 of the Exports (Dried Fruits) Regulations is amended—

(a) by inserting after the definition of “disease” the following definition:—

“‘excessive core’, in relation to dried apples, means that a piece of apple has attached seed-cell (endocarp) aggregating more than half an inch in diameter;”;

(b) by omitting the definition of “fragments”;

(c) by inserting after the definition of “officer” the following definition:—.

“‘other blemishes’, in relation to dried apples, means that a piece of apple—

(a) is appreciably discoloured;

(b) has worm holes;

(c) has calyx or stem attached;

(d) has red skin attached aggregating in area the area of a circle a quarter of an inch in diameter; or

(e) has green or yellow skin attached aggregating in area the area of a circle half an inch in diameter;”;

* Notified in the Commonwealth Gazette on 4th October 1946.

  Statutory Rules 1938, No. 115, as amended by Statutory Rules 1942, No. 28.

4376.—Price 3d.

 

(d) by omitting the definition of “quarters” and inserting in its stead the following definition:—

“‘quarters’, in relation to dried apples, means pieces of apple from apples cut lengthwise through the core into three, four or six approximately equal segments;”; and

(e) by omitting the definition of “rings” and inserting in its stead the following definition:—

“‘rings’, in relation to dried apples, means pieces of apple which are at least three quarters of slices from apples cut at right angles to the core;”.

The First Schedule.

2. The First Schedule to the Exports (Dried Fruits) Regulations is amended—

(a) by inserting after paragraph 5 the following paragraph:—

“5a. Notwithstanding the provisions of the last preceding paragraph, the moisture content of dried apples, apricots, nectarines, peaches and pears may be, but shall not exceed, twenty-two per centum.”;

(b) by omitting the proviso to paragraph 6;

(c) by inserting after paragraph 6 the following paragraph:—

“‘6a.—(1.) Dried apples, apricots, nectarines and peaches shall contain sulphur dioxide to an extent not less than 1,400 parts per million and dried pears shall contain sulphur dioxide to an extent not less than 1,000 parts per million, but the sulphur dioxide content of dried apples, apricots, nectarines, peaches or pears shall not exceed the amount estimated to give a content of 2,000 parts per million in the country of import.

“(2.) Where sodium or potassium metabisulphite is added to dried fruits it shall be thoroughly mixed with the fruit.”;

(d) by inserting in paragraph 9, after the word “fruits”, the words “(except dried apples packed in drums, tins or other insect-tight immediate containers)”;

(e) by omitting from clause (a) of paragraph 10 the word “The” (first occurring) and inserting in its stead the words “Except when packed in approved steel drums, the”;

(f) by inserting in clause (e) of that paragraph, after the word “case” (wherever occurring), the words “or drum”;

(g) by inserting in that clause, after the words “multiple of”, the figure “5,”;

(h) by inserting in that clause, after the words “such as”, the word “drums,”;

(i) by inserting in clause (f) of paragraph 10, before the word “tin” (wherever occurring), the word: “drum,”; and

(j) by inserting in clause (h) of that paragraph, after the word “cases”, the words “and drums”.

The Second Schedule.

3.The Second Schedule to the Exports (Dried Fruits) Regulations is amended by omitting items 1 and 2 and inserting in their stead the following items:—

“1. Dried Apples—rings, slices or quarters—Fancy Quality.	1. The dried apples shall be prepared from sound firm apples of proper maturity, not less than two and one quarter inches in diameter, which have been properly peeled, cored, trimmed, sliced and so sulphured and dried as to preserve the colour and flavour.	The trade description shall include the words ‘Fancy Quality Rings’, ‘Fancy Quality Slices’ or ‘Fancy Quality Quarters’ (as the case may be)
2. Not less than eighty per centum by weight of the dried apples shall be rings, slices or quarters, as the case may be, and not more than one per centum by weight shall pass readily through a five-eighth inch square mesh sieve.
	3. Not less than ninety per centum of the dried apples shall be free from excessive core and other blemishes.
4. The dried apples shall be free from smoke odour and reasonably free from seeds.
5. The colour of the dried apples shall be bright, white or cream, and uniform in each container.
6. Quarters shall not be packed in the same container as slices or rings.
“2. Dried Apples—rings, slices or quarters—Choice Quality.	1. The dried apples shall be prepared from sound firm apples of proper maturity, not less than two and one quarter inches in diameter, which have been properly peeled, cored, trimmed, sliced and so sulphured and dried as to preserve the colour and flavour.	The trade description shall include the words ‘Choice Quality Rings’, ‘Choice Quality Slices’ or ‘Choice Quality Quarters’ (as the case may be).
2. Not less than eighty per centum by weight of the dried apples shall be rings, slices or quarters, as the case may be, and not more than five per centum by weight shall pass readily through a five-eighth inch square mesh sieve.
	3. Not less than eighty per centum of the dried apples shall be free from excessive core and other blemishes.
4. The dried apples shall be free from smoke odour and reasonably free from seeds.
5. The colour of the dried apples shall be the characteristic white or cream of the variety of apple used, and shall be reasonably uniform in each container.
6. Quarters shall not be packed in the same container as slices or rings.

 

2a. Dried Apples—rings, slices or quarters—Standard Quality.	1. The dried apples shall be prepared from sound, firm apples, not less than two and one quarter inches in diameter, which have been properly peeled, cored, trimmed, sliced, sulphured and dried.	The trade description shall include the words ‘Standard Quality Rings’, ‘Standard Quality Slices’ or ‘Standard Quality Quarters’ (as the case may be).
	2. Not less than seventy per centum by weight of the dried apples shall be rings, slices or quarters, as the case may be, and not more than five per centum by weight shall readily pass through a five-eighth inch square mesh sieve.
3. Not less than seventy per centum by weight of the dried apples shall be free from excessive core and other blemishes.
4. The dried apples shall be free from smoke odour and reasonably free from seeds.
5. The colour of the dried apples shall be reasonably uniform in each container and characteristic of the variety of apple used.
6. Quarters shall not be packed in the same container as slices or rings.

 

By Authority: L. F. Johnston, Commonwealth Government Printer, Canberra.