Exports (General) Regulations (Amendment) (Cth)

STATUTORY RULES.

1960. No. 69.

 

REGULATIONS UNDER THE CUSTOMS ACT 1901-1959 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 1901-1959 and the Commerce (Trade Descriptions) Act 1905-1950.

Dated this 30th. day of August, 1960.

DUNROSSIL

Governor-General.

By His Excellency’s Command,

(sgd.) C.P. ABERMANN

Minister of State for Primary Industry and for and on behalf of the Minister of State for Customs and Excise.

 

AMENDMENTS OF THE EXPORTS (GENERAL) REGULATIONS. 

Definitions.

1. Regulation 4 of the Exports (General) Regulations is amended by omitting from sub-regulation (1.) the definitions of “the Department” and “the Minister” and inserting in their stead the following definitions:—

“‘the Department’ means the Department of Primary Industry;

‘the Minister’ means the Minister of State for Primary Industry;”.

2. Regulation 5 of the Exports (General) Regulations is repealed and the following regulation inserted in its stead:—

Application.

“5. These Regulations do not apply—

(a) to ships’ stores brought to or shipped in Australia;

(b)to a parcel of seeds not exceeding three pounds in weight exported by post or by air; or

(c) to vegetable or flower seeds enclosed in a sealed envelope if the weight of the seeds is less than—

(i) in the case of bean, pea or sweet-corn seed—four ounces; or

(ii) in any other case—one ounce.”.

 

* Notified in the Commonwealth Gazette on 30th August, 1960.

  Statutory Rules 1954, No. 1, as amended by Statutory Rules 1954, Nos. 42 and 91; 1955, No. 91; and 1956, Nos. 7 and 120.

1486/60.—PRICE 3D 10/8.3.1960.

Exportation of certain goods prohibited unless trade description applied.

3. Regulation 9 of the Exports (General) Regulations is amended by omitting sub-regulation (2.) and inserting in its stead the following sub-regulation:—

“(2.) This regulation does not apply to goods which are imported into Australia if the Secretary is satisfied that they are not the produce or manufacture of Australia.”.

Third Schedule.

4. The Third Schedule to the Exports (General) Regulations is amended by omitting from Form 1 the words “Department of Commerce and Agriculture” and inserting in their stead the words “Department of Primary Industry”.

 

By Authority: A. J. ARTHUR, Commonwealth Government Printer, Canberra.