Fishing Levy (Bass Strait Scallop Fishery) Regulations (Amendment) (Cth)

Statutory Rules 1996

No. 53 1

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Fishing Levy (Bass Strait Scallop Fishery) Regulations 2(Amendment)

I, The Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, make the following Regulations under the Fishing Levy Act 1991 and the Fisheries Management Act 1991.

Dated 8 May 1996.

 WILLIAM DEANE

 Governor-General

By His Excellency’s Command,

WARWICK PARER

Minister for Resources and Energy

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1.   Amendment

1.1   The Fishing Levy (Bass Strait Scallop Fishery) Regulations are amended as set out in these Regulations.

[Note:   These Regulations commence on gazettal: see Acts Interpretation Act 1901, s. 48.]

2.   Regulation 3 (Amount of levy)

2.1   Subregulation 3 (1):

Omit “$1,100.”, substitute “$2,200.”.

[Note: The Note following subregulation 3 (1) is altered by omitting “$60” and substituting “$120”.]

3.   Regulation 4 (When levy is due)

3.1   Omit the regulation, substitute:

When is levy due and payable

 “4. For the purposes of section 110 of the Management Act, levy for a fishing permit is due and payable:

• (a)

  if the permit is granted before 1 November 1996:

  • (i)

    in respect of one-half of the amount of levy—before the end of 28 days after the grant of the permit; and

  • (ii)

    in respect of the balance of the amount of levy—on or before 29 November 1996; or

• (b)

  if the permit is granted on or after 1 November 1996—before the end of 28 days after the grant of the permit.”.

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NOTES

1. Notified in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette on 9 May 1996.

2. Statutory Rules 1993 No. 70 as amended by 1993 No. 299; 1994 No. 234; 1995 Nos. 66 and 370.