Honeybee Research and Development Council Regulations (Cth)

Honeybee Research and Development Council Regulations

Statutory Rules 1990 No. 64

made under the

Primary Industries and Energy Research and Development Act 1989

This compilation was prepared on 4 July 2003

[Note: These Regulations were repealed by SR 1995 No. 167]

Prepared by the Office of Legislative Drafting,

Attorney-General’s Department, Canberra

Contents

    1Citation [see Note 1]

 These Regulations may be cited as the Honeybee Research and Development Council Regulations.

2Commencement

 These Regulations commence on 2 July 1990.

3Interpretation

 In these Regulations, unless the contrary intention appears:

Council means the Honeybee Research and Development Council specified in regulation 4.

Fund means the Honeybee R & D Fund referred to in regulation 5.

honeybee industry means the industry concerned with:

• (a)

  the production, processing, sale and distribution of honey, beeswax and pollen; and

• (b)

  the provision of pollination services by honeybees; and

• (c)

  the breeding, sale and distribution of queen bees.

the Act means the Primary Industries and Energy Research and Development Act 1989.

4Establishment of the Honeybee Council

• An R & D Council to be known as the Honeybee Research and Development Council is 

   declared to be established in respect of the honeybee industry.

5Honeybee Industry Fund

For the purposes of section 107 of the Act, the R & D Fund established in respect of the Honeybee R & D Council is to be known as the Honeybee R & D Fund.

6Levy attached to the Fund

• (1)

  For the purposes of paragraph 5 (1) (a) of the Act, the levies imposed by:

  • (a)

    paragraph 5 (1) (b) of the Honey Levy Act (No. 1) 1962; and

  • (b)

    paragraph 5 (1) (b) of the Honey Levy Act (No. 2) 1962; and

  • (c)

    paragraph 7 (1) (b) of the Honey Export Charge Act 1973; are attached to the Fund.

• (2)

  For the purposes of paragraph 5 (3) (a) of the Act, the whole of each of those levies is the research component.

• (3)

  For the purposes of paragraph 5 (3) (b) of the Act, the honeybee industry is the primary industry to which each levy relates.

7Gross value of production of honey

• (1)

  The Minister is to determine the gross value of the production of honey for a financial year (in this regulation called relevant year) by calculating that value in accordance with the formula:

  where:

  A is the value of honey produced in the financial year ending 1 year before the start of the relevant year; and

  Bis the value of honey produced in the financial year immediately before the relevant year; and

  Cis the estimated value of honey to be produced in the relevant year.

• (2)

  A reference to the value of honey produced or to be produced in a financial year is a reference to the value of production determined by the Minister, having regard to:

  • (a)

    the amount of honey on which levy and charge have been paid to the Commonwealth under the Honey Levy Act (No. 1) 1962, the Honey Levy Act (No. 2) 1962, and the Honey Export Charge Act 1973; and

  • (b)

    the wholesale price of honey;

  in that financial year.

Notes to the Honeybee Research and Development Council Regulations

Note 1

The Honeybee Research and Development Council Regulations (in force under the Primary Industries and Energy Research and Development Act 1989) as shown in this compilation comprise Statutory Rules 1990 No. 64 amended as indicated in the Tables below.

Table of Statutory Rules

Year and number	Date of notification in Gazette	Date of commencement	Application, saving or transitional provisions
1990 No. 64	27 Feb 1990	2 July 1990