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

Statutory Rules 1995

No. 66 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 4 April 1995.

 BILL HAYDEN

 Governor-General

By His Excellency’s Command,

D. BEDDALL

Minister for Resources

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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   Omit the regulation, substitute:

“3. (1)

For the purposes of section 6 of the Levy Act, the amount of levy prescribed for a fishing permit that is granted in the period beginning on 1 January 1995 and ending at the end of 31 December 1995 is $640.00.

“(2)

The prescribed levy amount includes a deductible component, within the meaning of paragraph (a) of the definition of that expression in section 80 of the Fisheries Administration Act 1991, of $60.00 .”.

3.   Regulation 4 (When levy is due and payable)

3.1   Omit the regulation, substitute:

“4.

For the purposes of section 110 of the Management Act, levy is due and payable:

• (a)

  in the case of a fishing permit granted before 5 April 1995—on or before 3 May 1995; and

• (b)

  in any other case—not later than 28 days after the grant of a fishing permit.”.

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NOTES

1. Notified in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette on 5 April 1995.

2. Statutory Rules 1993 No. 70 as amended by 1993 No. 299; 1994 No. 234.