Intercolonial Free Trade Act 1875 (SA)

ANNO TRICESIMO OCTAVO ET TRICESIMO NON0

A. D. 1875.

No. 10.

An Act to make better provision for the Interchange b e t ~ e e n the

Colonies ot* Australasia of their Products and Manufactures.

[Assented to, 15th October, 1875.1

HEREAS it is desirable to amend the Law relating to Preamble.

W customs duties on intercolonial products and manufactures -Be it therefore Enacted by the Governor of the Province of South Australia, with the adkice and consent of the Legislative Council and House of Assembly of tlie said Province, in this present Parliament assembled., as follows:

1. The Governor, with the advice of the Executive Council, may Governor may ent~r

enter into an agreement with the Governors of the Colonies of New other	into agreement wjth
South Wales, Victoria, Tasmania, Queensland, Western Australia, and New Zealand, or with any of them, fbr the admission into South Australia of all or any articles (spirits and tobacco excepted) the produce, or manufactured from the produce, of any of the said Colonies, frcc from customs duties, or other charges, or at such reduced duties and charges as the Governor, with the advice afore- said, thinks fit: Provided that every Colony with whose Governor such agreement shall be entered into, sl~all agree to admit the products and manufactures of South Australia, and other articles to be exported therefrom, or some of such products, manufactures,
and articles, either free from all duties and charges, or at such
reduced duties and charges as may be agreed upon.

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2. Any such agreement may be entered into for n period not ~eriodofa~eement.

exceeding ten years; but there shall be inserted in such agreement

a stipulation that such agreement may be terminated by any or

either

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either of the parties thereto after six months' notice of the intention to terminate such agreement shall have been given to the other party or parties to such agreement in a manner to be provided therein.

Agreements may be	3, Any such agreement may be altered or terminated at any time by the Governor, with the advice of the Executive Council, with the consent of the Governor of every Colony who is a party to such agreement, or may be terminated by notice to be given as before mentioned, but not otherwise.
altered.

Publication of 4. Every agreement entered into under this Act shall be pub-

'	agrcemcnt.	lished in the Government Gaxette, and the products and manufactures, which under mch agreement are exempted from duty and charges, or subjected to reduced duty and charges, as the case may be, abad
may be imported free of duty or other charge, or subject to such reduced duty or charge aa is set forth in such agreement, so long as such agreement as aforesaid continues in force.

Proclamation of	5. Every alteration or rescission of any such agreement shall be
alteration of agree-

ment. made known by Proclanlation to be published in the said Gazette.

Orders of Council for	6. The Governor, with the advice of	the Executive Council, inay
" e n g Act into

effect. make orders for carrying this Act into effect; and any such orders may from time to time be altered or rescinded by the Governor, with the advice aforesaid: Provided that all such orders shall be published in the said Gazette.

Short titlc. 7. This Act may be cited aF The Intercolonial Free Trade Act,

1875."

In the name and on behalf of Her Majesty, I hereby

assent to this Bill,

A. MUXGRAVE, Gorernor

Adelaide : By authority, W. C. Cox, Government Printer, North-terraoe.